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The NLRB Must Restore Democracy in Chattanooga
The National Labor Relations Board must overturn the tainted union election at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee for five main reasons.
As Wells Fargo Is Accused of Fabricating Foreclosure Papers, Will Banks Keep Escaping Prosecution?
A recently revealed internal Wells Fargo document appears to guide lawyers step by step on how to fabricate missing documents to foreclose on homeowners.
Truthout Interviews Featuring Aaron Cantu on TV Cop Shows and Police Violence
Aaron Cantu talks about who profits and who loses when cop booster shows legitimize police violence.
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Academia Under the Influence
Rather than bastions of free thought and intellectual rigor, colleges' historic cooperation with government is outlined in ‘The Imperial University: Academic Repression and Scholarly Dissent.’
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Beyond Neoliberal Miseducation
As universities turn toward corporate management models, they increasingly use and exploit cheap faculty labor while expanding the ranks of their managerial class.
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How the Antiunion Right Declared War in Chattanooga
If the NLRB fails to respond to the right-wing anti-union campaign in the Chattanooga VW plant elections, billionaires will be able to buy labor elections as well as political …
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Only Way To Get Big Money Out of Politics: Devalue Political Influence
Buying and selling political influence is a consensual crime with a radically different nature. Enforcing laws against this crime is practically impossible.
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Wall Street Bonuses vs. the Minimum Wage
Raising the minimum wage would give our economy much more bang for the buck than we get from the financial industry's yearly windfalls.
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Education in the Name of Social Transformation: Teaching Workers
Michael Yates discusses the importance of not just organizing workers, but teaching radical ideas.
Women Are Three-Quarters of Workers In the 10 Largest Low-Wage Jobs, Wage Gaps Exist In All But Three Occupations, NWLC Analysis Shows
Women are three-quarters of workers in the largest, lowest-wage occupations.