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NLRB Under Heavy Attack
Here they come! The nation's ever-determined anti-labor forces have opened a new front in their battle to seriously weaken the union rights of American workers. …
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In a First, SEC Warns Rating Agency It May Bring Financial Crisis Lawsuit
Though they’ve been faulted for their central role in the financial crisis, the major credit-ratings agencies have thus far weathered the fallout of the crisis with no sanctions from …
Coal, Race and Health: The Chicago Clean Power Ordinance
On September 20, 2011, supporters of the Chicago Clean Power Coalition delivered a petition with over 5,000 signatures to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office, asking him to pass the Chicago …
In Post-Fukushima Reality, What Is the Future, and Who Is Winning It?
Beginning a story with a correction for what might seem a technical detail might not provide the most attention-grabbing lede, but it opens the door to a broader, and …
African Debt: Funny Money and Stolen Lives
The history of finance is littered with examples of the hazards of lending other people’s money and borrowing in other people’s names. Each new meltdown brings fresh reminders that …
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Economists: Obama’s Jobs Plan Would Help Prevent a Double-Dip Recession
Ever since President Obama released his jobs plan earlier this month, Republicans have been claiming that it will not the help the economy. “What the president’s proposed so far …
Three Big Lies at the Heart of Republican Attacks on the Post Office
In nine months in office, the new Republican House majority has amply proven the emptiness of its early promises: to create jobs, run government more like a business and …
Solyndra “Scandal” Is About Big Oil, King Coal Power And Intimidation
Last week big oil/big coal sent a not-subtle message to the country's investment community: if you back companies or technologies that compete with us we will crush you. Our …
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Pomona, California, Schools to Boost Students’ Awareness About Bullying
Pomona, California - Last year, in South Hadley, Mass., the suicide of a 15-year-old Irish immigrant, Phoebe Prince, led the State of Massachusetts to enact one of the toughest …
The Obama Tax Plan: A Test for America
Most Presidents of the United States end up with a catchphrase attached to their tenure, a memorable line that defines them. The buck stops here. Ask not what your …