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Wisconsin Governor Rescinds Layoff Notices
Madison, Wis. - Gov. Scott Walker announced on Friday that he was rescinding layoff notices for 1,500 state workers after Wisconsin lawmakers approved his plan to cut collective bargaining …

Muslim-American Terrorism Down in 2010
The number of Muslim Americans involved in terrorist threats declined in 2010 from the previous year, although you wouldn’t know that from the tone of a congressional hearing scheduled …

The Last Hurdle for Corporate Capitalism: Deunionizing America
The campaign to control private-sector union membership has been mostly successful as corporate US capitalism shifted its attention to the last hurdle to a union-free country: public-sector unions. Critical …

Military Cutbacks Won’t Fix Deficit
I am baffled by the argument that the United States can incur big savings by ending the war in Afghanistan and, more generally, by cutting bloated defense budgets. I’ve …

In Defense of NPR
Come on now: let's take a breath and put this National Public Radio (NPR) fracas into perspective. Just as public radio struggles against yet another assault from its longtime …

Richard D. Wolff | “Public Higher Education” (Video)
Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the …

Huge Quake and Tsunami Hit Japan
Tokyo - An earthquake of 8.9. magnitude struck off the coast of Japan on Friday, the strongest ever recorded in the country. The quake churned up a devastating tsunami …

After Afghan Massacre, Word Games by US Media
The people of Afghanistan know who was flying the two helicopter gunships that brutally hunted down and slaughtered, one by one, nine boys apparently as young as seven years …

Long Live Democracy: Reclaim Wisconsin
Unions and progressives suffered a tremendous defeat in Wisconsin this week. Out of this defeat, however, may come significant victories - if a broad-based social movement emerges. En route …

Simon Johnson: “A Healthy Financial System Cannot Be Built on the Expectation of Bailouts“
Testimony submitted to the Congressional Oversight Panel, “Hearing on the TARP’s Impact on Financial Stability,” Friday, March 4, 2011. I. …