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Exposé Reveals Walmart Blocked Improvements Despite Vows to Improve Safety After Deadly Factory Fire
Wal-Mart has vowed to improve safety problems among suppliers who make clothes for the company after at least 111 workers died in a deadly fire at a Bangladesh garment …
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Detroit and Colombia: Our Struggles Are Tied Together
Autoworkers in both countries face two-tier or multi-tier pay scales and anti-labor legislation like the 'right to work' bill.
In a Year of Politicians and Bad News, Surprising Stories of Resistance
The battle in Chicago was won, but the war in education is still raging.
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New Poll Shows Surge in Support for Gun Control
Public support for stricter gun laws has jumped to its highest point in eight years, but Americans still oppose a full ban on semi-automatic assault rifles.
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Protests Organized Across India Over Death of Gang Rape Victim
Let's not let her die in vain, they said.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Stakes of So-Called “Fiscal Cliff” Just Got Higher, and More
ecretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner announced on Wednesday that the United States will hit its borrowing limit on December 31st.
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From MLK to Occupy, the FBI Resides on the Wrong Side of History
To the FBI, Occupy was a breeding ground for violence and domestic terrorism.
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Labor Becomes Part of the National Conversation: The Best and Worst of 2012
From the grassroots uprisings last winter to the low-wage workersu2019 strikes at yearu2019s end, 2012 saw many people coming together for the first time and finding their voices.
Economists’ Statement on Health Care
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.