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Confronting the Myths About Tenure and Teachers’ Unions
Current American education policy is built on these assumptions: The quality of American education has plummeted because our schools are filled with teachers who can't teach. Teachers' unions and …
Free Trade Doesn’t Work: Interview With Economist Ian Fletcher (2)
Free trade doesn't work, the global economy is a myth and the U.S. has been duped during trade negotiations for the past 40 years according to Ian Fletcher, an …
Some Appointees to Oil and Gas Commission Are Industry Execs, Lobbyists
Joseph Pettey is the owner of Pettey Oilfield Services Inc., and the 2003 Virginia Oil and Gas Festival Man of the Year. Thomas E. Stewart is a third-generation driller …
For-Profit Schools Bank $521 Million Off Veterans
The growing question around for-profit schools’ shameless profiteering may soon be: who aren’t they willing to exploit? Poor, underserved populations, check. Which end up being disproportionately made up of …
Jeff Cohen | President NAFTA Backs President Shafta
It was a stunning spectacle yesterday when former President Clinton took the podium from President Obama in the White House briefing room to help shove the Obama-GOP tax deal …
US, Allies Seek Even Harsher Sanctions on Iran
Washington - When it comes to US policy on Iran, the White House is signaling a move toward a variation of “no pain, no gain.” A senior White House …
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Sens. Sanders, Brown and Landrieu Conduct Mock Filibuster to Voice Criticism of Tax Deal (Video)
Editor's note: This story was originally published on Friday at 3:30 pm Eastern time, while Sen. Bernie Sanders speech was still in progress. This morning at approximately 10:30 am, …
WikiLeaks: Tying Assange to Manning Won’t Be Easy
Washington — Even as some government officials contend that the release of thousands of classified documents by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange jeopardizes U.S. national security, legal experts, Pentagon officials …
Justice Department Prepares for Ominous Expansion of “Anti-Terrorism” Law Targeting Activists
In late September, the FBI carried out a series of raids of homes and antiwar offices of public activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. Following the raids, the Obama Justice …