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Seattle Teachers’ Boycott of High Stakes Tests Spreads
Educators nationwide support growing Seattle teacher boycott of high stakes tests.
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Wisconsin Anti-Union Law Upheld and Why It Doesn’t Matter
The decision would appear to be a loss for unions, but it's not as bad as it seems.
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Sustainable Food Is a Full-Time Job, Campus Cooks Say
A job is not sustainable if it can't provide a healthy future and a living wage.
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RIP Leo Robinson, Soul of the Longshore
Leo Robinson was an example of what being an internationalist and a working-class activist was all about.
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Top Five Lines From Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
Monday's speech was full of hope, and a pointed rejection of the worldview of his 2012 opponent, Mitt Romney.
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How the Walmart Labor Struggle Is Going Global
What started as a warehouse workers' strike in California late last year has grown into a global struggle against the world's largest private employer.
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Cooperatives and Community Work Are Part of American DNA
From the founding of the country, people working together to make a better life for all has been central.
Minimum Wage Hikes Do Not Cause Inflation
Contrary to what conservative economists believe, Jeannette Wicks-Lim argues, a raise in minimum wage does not impact inflation or the overall cost of living in America.
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Ex-Army Officer Accuses CIA of Obstructing Pre-9/11 Intelligence-Gathering
What if the CIA had worked with, instead of against, the military? We will never know.
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No, Actually, This Is What a Fascist Looks Like
When Whole Foods CEO John Mackey warned that fascism is on the rise in America, he is partially right, for all the wrong reasons.