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The Unhappy Truth About Positive Psychology
While trying to survive (as opposed to thrive) is the new normal, increasing numbers of people still debate the nature of happiness.
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In New York Bookstore Contract Fight, Occupy Helped Workers Draw Energy, Media Spotlight
When the union contract at Strand Bookstore expired last summer, the workers did not anticipate spending ten months engaged in a dispute that would fundamentally strengthen their voice on …
Rodney King Is Dead, but Little Else Has Changed Since the Riots That Bore His Name
Rodney King's recent death and the twentieth anniversary of the Los Angeles uprising generated a lot of heat, but little light on what caused those historic events.
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It’s a Great Day to Act to Cut the Pentagon Budget
Conventional wisdom is that the automatic cuts in the Budget Control Act won't happen; at the end of the day, they will be replaced by a package of revenue …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Japanese Protesters Take to the Streets Against Nuclear Reactors, and More
On Monday, Republicans in the Senate joined together to filibuster and kill the latest attempt by Democrats to inject transparency in our elections, On Monday, the Georgia State Board …
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Mitt Romney: Not Exactly a Captain of Industry
It appears that the Obama campaign has decided to ignore the queasiness of Democrats who have Wall Street ties and go after Mitt Romneyu2019s record at Bain Capital. And …
Election Countdown 2012: One Person Is Confirmed Dead After an Oil and Natural Gas Well Explosion in Ohio, and More
These [satellite] images appear to support the rumored allegations [that] drillers and frackers may have been driving tanker trucks offroad, opening the valve on the tank while driving, and …
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Problem of His Own Making
Mitt Romney has every right to cloak his personal and professional finances in secrecy — and voters have every right to assume he has something embarrassing to hide. If …
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Presto! The DISCLOSE Act Disappears
The DISCLOSE Act is meant to reveal who's donating $10,000 or more to super PACs and trade groups.
The Labor Law Reform We Need
When the next opportunity for labor law reform arrives, union membership will be smaller and our political clout even more diminished. If we are to succeed, future reform proposals …