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Chicago Teachers Strike Ends, But ‘Multi-Year Revolution’ Begins
Reforming public education must be part of—not a substitute for—a broader movement for economic justice.
Why the Mideast Exploded, Really
The video was just the spark that ignited a long-smoldering fire, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Election Countdown 2012: Anti-Occupy Wall Street Rally Claims Power is Not on Wall Street, but in DC, and More
This week in the Election Countdown, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art has been accused of violating its rental policy by allowing Mitt Romney to hold a campaign …
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Immigrants Are Losing the Policy Fight, but That’s Beside the Point
“The immigrant rights movement, for all its vibrancy and depth, has been losing the policy fight,” says Colorlines reporter Rinku Sen.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Mitt Romney Derides His Own Electorate, and More
In today's On the News segment: Mitt Romney may have thought he was writing off President Obama's electorate - but in reality, he was writing off his own when …
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Karl Rove: Assembling the Death Star to American Democracy
Karl Rove's obsession with permanent Republican control of all three branches of government was evident when he and the author were both just high school students.u00a0Now Rove is closer …
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Vote Scheduled on Chicago Teachers’ Contract
Eight hundred teachersu2019 union delegates are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to end a public schools strike, now in its seventh day, that has left 350,000 students without …
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Standing Up for Teachers
Collective bargaining is not the problem, and taking that right away from teachers will not fix the schools.
Getting Healthy at Work: Who Do You Trust?
A worker who doesnu2019t participate in the program may see her share of premiums raised.
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Amy Goodman: It’s One Person, One Vote; Not One Percent, One Vote
The failed effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is widely seen as a crisis for the labor movement, and a pivotal moment in the 2012 U.S. presidential election …