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‘Workampers’: What It’s Like to Wander Around the Country in an RV Desperately Looking for Work
Where are the jobs? That question is on the minds of millions of Americans who have lost jobs during the Great Recession. During this historically lean jobs creation period, …
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Passivity or Violence: Is That the Only Choice?
Between Libya, which has endured more than 2,000 NATO bombings, and Syria, where more than 2,000 civilians have been killed by their own government so far, we see the …
Jobs Plan? End the Wars, Save 400,000 Jobs
President Obama is preparing to deliver a major address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday, outlining his plans for spending and tax cuts to create jobs. …
The Advent of the Surveillance Society
(Photo: Richy / Flickr) Surveillance now is everyone's business, as the line between intelligence-gathering and crimefighting rapidly fades and the public is conditioned to play its part. …
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“Battle for Brooklyn” and Eminent Domain Abuse
(Image: Rumur Inc.) Do we really accept that Big Money - through intimidation, bribery or some other coercion - can shove us out of our homes and …
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Broken Limb
Turkey Does the Right Thing – an Analysis
In the wake of the dubious UN investigatory report which all but exonerated Israel for its 31 May 2010 attack on the Mavi Marmara–an attack that killed 8 Turkish …
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The Price of 9/11
George W. Bush addresses the media on Israel and Lebanon in August 2006. (Photo: Eric Draper / Wikimedia) New York – The September 11, 2001, terror attacks …
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Perry Tales: Rick Is Not Who He Says He Is
Presidential wannabe Rick Perry is flitting all around the country — hither, thither and yon — spreading little "Perry Tales" about himself and the many wonders he has worked …
Conflicting Dreams: The Strikes That Made Boeing a National Flashpoint (2)
Boeing makes the future. That’s the recurring message of Boeing’s “Future of Flight” tour, which brings visitors from around the world through its Everett factory in Washington State. The …