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Economy
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Hawaii Teachers Unleash Work-to-Rule Campaign
Two years after an imposed contract stuck them with wage and benefit cuts, the teachers are building momentum to win a better deal in 2013.
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Unemployment Rate Edges Down to 7.7 Percent as Job Growth Slows
Self-employment jumped by 163,000 in November.
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The Cost of Austerity? Just Look at the UK Economy, It’s a Mess
Conservatives laughed off criticism of austerity, but itu2019s clear they were wrong.
A Public Bank for Scotland Could Ensure Economic Sovereignty
Perhaps the Scots will blaze a trail for economic sovereignty in the EU, just as North Dakotans did in the US.
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Walmart Rejected Safety Upgrades at Asia Factory Where 100 Died in Fire
At some point, consumers need to stop rewarding bad behavior.
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The New Republicans: Weighed Down By Plutocrats and Preachers
Paul Krugman: Today's Republican Party is an alliance between the plutocrats and the preachers.
Economic Update: Inconvenient Economic Truths
Updates on unpaid law clerks, Buffett's minimum tax on high incomes, and CBO report on medical care costs and federal deficits.
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Collective Workplaces Spell Job Security, Fair Treatment and Real-Life Democracy
Richard Wolff argues that workers in control of their own workplaces are much less likely to ship their own jobs overseas, underpay employees or pollute their own communities.
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Climate Silence, Nuclear Silence and Solar Silence: An Unholy Trinity
Unholy Trinity of silence on climate, nuclear power and alternative possibilities is deafening.
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Entitlements Are Fundamental Human Rights, Not Political Poker Chips to Be Bargained Away
The basic necessities of life are not for government to give or withhold based on its current budget situation.