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Chicago Teachers Turn Up the Heat on Rahm Emanuel (Video)
A strike before November? Teachers say they are ready for it.
The Rights of the Child, “Adultism” and the Philosophy of Childhood
The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in 1989 and opened for signatures. As of 2009, some 194 countries have ratified the convention, including all members …
Did Kaplan Lobby to Deregulate For-Profit Colleges While One of Its Schools Defrauded Students?
New information appears to tie Washington Post-owned Kaplan University to this legislation deregulating for-profit colleges at the same time Kaplan was misleading students about the accreditation status of a …
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Securing the Nation’s Power Grid
To avert future costly blackouts, the United States must modernize its energy system.
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War at What Cost? A Veteran Perspective
This coming fiscal year, the United States is set to spend more than $640 billion dollars on the Pentagon and war, accounting for more than 60 percent of federal …
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A New Role for the ILO in the World Economy
Poised to elect a new director general, the International Labor Organization needs to challenge the pro-austerity consensus.
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Living for the City: David Harvey’s “Rebel Cities“
A public street that has been semi-privatized, the street is often the center of a struggle between citizens and private interests over the nature of the public square. Battles …
Senate Advances Expanded, “Orwellian” Government Surveillance with FISA Amendments, CISPA
The Senate is closer to renewing controversial measures that critics say would allow the emails and phone calls of U.S. citizens to be monitored without a warrant.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 31 Percent of All American Homeowners Are Underwater on Their Mortgages, and More
In today's On the News segment: Europe is now drawing up plans for the departure of Greece from the euro zone, the housing crisis continues, the pharmaceutical industry is …
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Greece and the Euro: Is the End Near?
If Greece exits the euro, then what for the Greek economy? Nobody knows!