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Crain’s Detroit Business Editor Channels Slave Imagery, Says Detroit Needs ‘Permanent Overseer’
Of all the things they've endured, Detroit residents can now add grotesque racial insensivity from a newspaper editor to their list.
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The Stealthy, Ugly Growth of Corporatized Medicine
Obamacare needs to be recognized as a big step forward in a process that was already well underway, which is to convert the practice of medicine from a patient-oriented …
Portland Student Union Plays Key Role in Faculty Union Win
Students often find themselves with little to no substantive representation on campus, and in recent years, many have turned to building student unions.
Corporate Tax Breaks: How Congress Rigs the Rules
This week, the House Ways and Means Committee is poised to demonstrate exactly how the rules are rigged.
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10-10-10
Any progressive candidate for president in 2016 should be calling for a 10-10-10 plan: 10 paid sick days, 10 paid holidays and 10 paid vacation days for all workers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Super-Rich Don’t Make Money by Hard Work, and More
For most of our lives, we've been taught that hard work pays off, but most of the super-rich don't make their money by working hard, and more.
The Enemies of Economic Stimulus
Private enterprises, the military and the super-rich are among those buying politicians and hurting the working class.
Net Neutrality: I’m Shocked, Shocked!
The FCC is about to release proposed regulations that would allow broadband providers to charge additional fees to content providers in exchange for access to a faster tier of …
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California’s Big Oil Dirty Dozen
Stop Fooling California recently released a chart revealing that the oil industry spent over $56.63 million on lobbying at the State Capitol in the five years from 2009 through …
IPS Report: Pay Subsidies for CEOs Opposed to Minimum Wage Increase
An Institute for Policy Studies report released today puts a price tag on how much taxpayers are subsidizing exorbitant executive pay at the nation's top restaurant chains.