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Labor
We’re Not Lovin’ It
Fast-food and retail workers are showing they've got the guts to try something new, and if the past year is sign of things to come, one of these days …
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Escape From an LA Sweatshop: How Modern-Day Slaves Become Lobbyists
Lured from Mexico into forced labor at an American factory, Flor Molinau2019s human trafficking story was typical. Whatu2019s remarkable is what she did next.
The F Word: Domestic Workers Aren’t Members of the Family
The Obama administration announced it will finally extend minimum wage and overtime protections to domestic workers, a change labor and community groups have pushed for.
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NYT’s David Sanger Scaremongering Iran Nukes Worse Than Netanyahu
The New York Times' David Sanger provides no evidence for his assertion that Iran is
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House of Labor Needs Repairs, Not Just New Roommates
US unions aren't going to meet the challenges they face by further abandoning the workplace terrain still occupied by their own members or by workers strategic to the future …
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Meanwhile at the Pentagon, Fundamentalist Christians Protest a Non-Existent War
Weinstein: "The true purpose of these inveterate religious extremists was to lobby the top brass to officially give free rein to the Christian fundamentalist vultures within our United States …
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Fast Food Workers Are Fighting for the Majority of US Employees
The fast food strike is an inspiring grass-roots movement led by some of the nationu2019s most underpaid employees and should be supported by everyone.
Why Is Syria Under Attack?
The story about chemical weapons turns out to be different than first thought, and with other arguments appearing to play a leading role in the battle for Syria.
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Writing Professor Under Fire For Attack Against Republicans: On the “Free Exchange Of Ideas“
What "free exchange of ideas" can exist in a society with such extreme disparities of power? And what can the MSU professor criticized for a classroom attack on Republicans …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Even Business Lobbyists Oppose a Government Shutdown, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Chamber of Commerce knows that a government shutdown will hurt families and corporations alike; Typhoon Man-yi forced Japan's Fukushimaoperators to release more …