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Mission Impossible: Finding a Minivan Made in America by Union Workers
All cars, vans and trucks from GM, Ford and Chrysler are US- and union-made; not so for the minivan.
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Tea Party Focus Turns to Senate and Shake-Up
The primary victory of a Tea Party-blessed candidate in Indiana illustrates how closely Republican hopes for a majority in the Senate are tied to candidates who pledge to infuse …
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House to Further US War in Afghanistan?
A bill that would prevent current planned drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is set to hit the House floor next week, continuing a policy that has not succeeded …
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Remembering Chris Drew: Chicago Free Speech Artist and Civil Rights Activist
This past Monday, the City of Chicago lost one of its greatest free speech activist, Chris Drew, who passed away on May 7, 2012. And though Drew finally lost his …
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Every Grain of Sand: Hydraulically Fracturing Our Humanity
{Editor’s note: Environment and Human Rights Advisory recently released a report on the human rights implications of hydraulic fracturing. The report’s author Tom Kerns, Executive Director of EHRA, and Tina Lynn Evans, who …
Private F—-ing Citizen Filpo of the First Civilian Division
When Marines get to boot camp, Private First Class Filpo told me, one of the cadences they learn celebrates Marine Corps legends: “It” - the Marine Corps - "was …
“We Need to Make a Ruckus”: Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power
In his new book, “Beyond Outrage,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich opens with a dedication to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He writes: "To the Occupiers, and all others …
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Republicans in Senate Block Bill on Student Loan Rates
Washington - Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked consideration of a Democratic bill to prevent the doubling of some student loan interest rates, leaving the legislation in limbo less than …
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Occupy’s Lockout: Sotheby’s Struggle Enters Tenth Month
Sotheby’s New York auction house made international headlines last week, selling Edvard Much's painting “The Scream” for a record $119.9 million. But few stories mentioned what was happening outside …
Comic Con on the Couch: Analyzing Superheroes
The shrink wants to know how Batman is feeling. In this case, Batman is a husky mid-40s native of uptown Manhattan’s working-class Washington Heights neighborhood, his own personal Gotham. Under …