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The “Two-Sizes-Fits-All” Approach to Bilingual Education Doesn’t Work
An Oregon bill to cut back time given ELL students to achieve English literacy defies the research on how long it can take.
Plutocracy the First Time Around: Revisiting the Great Upheaval and the First Gilded Age
Americans of the 19th century managed sustained resistance to plutocratic rule.
Economic Update: Economic Change and Personal Life Crises
This episode provides updates on the car parts industry, and more.
As New York University Expands Into Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates Bars Professor
Andrew Ross researches migrant workers and labor abuse.
Rahm Emanuel, CTA Illegally Ban Election Talk Among Chicago Bus, Train Operators
Union files federal suit, calls on Democrats to withdraw support of Emanuel.
“Straights Only?” Indiana Faces Boycotts, Protests Over Anti-LGBT “Religious Freedom” Law
On Saturday, thousands of people marched in Indianapolis calling for Pence's resignation.
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Court Steps in to #SaveH2B, but Is the US Guestworker Program Worth Saving?
While many H-2B workers are unhappy with the abuse and exploitation they suffer on the job, that doesn't necessarily mean they want the program to go away.
Angry at Concessions, Teamsters Unite to Challenge Longtime President Hoffa
After the Hoffa administration forced concessions onto unwilling members, opponents are teaming up in the 2016 race.
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Co-ops Enable Low-Income Women to Work as Owners and Decision Makers
Co-ops give women a way to enter an often unwelcoming economy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Decides Social Policy Cuts, and More
The Senate held a vote-a-thon to decide which policies would make it in to the budget.