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San Jose - In what has been heralded as the most progressive policy in the nation, Santa Clara County today voted in a new set of guidelines for civil …

Tunis - Millions of Tunisians cast votes on Sunday for an assembly to draft a constitution and shape a new government, in a burst of pride and hope that …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Tea Party Nation activists calls for small business to “stop hiring,” to protest Obama, Democrats. It is no easy thing …

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Registered nurses from across the U.S. today condemned Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for his decision to arrest nurse volunteers, as well as peaceful protesters, in a late night crackdown …

Banish the image of a classic American classroom from your mind—chalkboard, desks and all. The future of education has arrived, and next-era classrooms look like, well, call centers: students …

I wrote last week about the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the nation’s largest public employees union, using anti-government messaging to defeat Ed Lee and …

The financial crisis that started in 2007 shrunk the world economy by 6% in two years, doubling unemployment. Its proximate cause was predatory bank lending, so people are naturally …

(Photo: Nick Gulotta / Flickr) Nate Silver's analysis of news coverage of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations shows how clashes with police have increased media attention to …

You might think that by now I would be so used to infuriating neocon drivel that, to preserve my own sanity, I would avoid looking at the Washington Post …