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Fairer Sex
While feminism has evolved with the social and economic changes of this century, the end game has not: equality for all women and the work that they do.
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Chicago City College Teachers Being Used as “Pawns” Against Teachers Union, Say Teachers
As the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) sets September 10 as the day it will begin its strike, another group of Chicago teachers say they are being unfairly pressured into …
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Fed Chairman Pushes Hard for New Steps to Spur Growth
Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, announced that the Fed
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Cannibalistic Capitalism and Green Resistance
As fossil fuels disappear, catabolic greed emerges from the back alleys of the growth economy.
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Cut the Pentagon Budget, Not Social Security and Veterans’ Benefits, Save 380,000 Jobs
Some people in Washington want to cut Social Security and veterans' benefits, by cutting the cost-of-living adjustment.
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Paul Ryan’s Magic Asterisks
Mr. Ryan basically proposes three big things: slashing Medicaid, cutting taxes on corporations and high-income people, and replacing Medicare with a drastically less well funded voucher system.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Barack Obama Endorses Movement to Amend the Constitution and Overturn Citizens United, and More
Movement to amend the Constitution and overturn the Supreme Courtu2019s disastrous Citizens United decision just got its biggest endorsement yet u2013 from President Barack Obama.
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Matt Taibbi: The Secret to Mitt Romney’s Fortune? Greed, Debt and Forcing Others to Foot the Bill
A new article by reporter Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone sheds new light on the origin of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneyu2019s fortune, revealing how Romneyu2019s former firm, Bain …
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Lawrence Wilkerson on the GOP Convention
o if you want to say the American people are in a state of confusion over which way to go, the extreme right or the extreme left or somewhere …
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Sen. Bernie Sanders: Overturn Citizens United
Sen. Bernie Sanders told a Senate panel on Tuesday that a constitutional amendment is needed to undo the Supreme Court ruling that let corporations and wealthy individuals spend unlimited …