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Economy & Labor
Demystifying Unions with Bill Fletcher Jr.
Matthew Rothschild interviews author Bill Fletcher Jr. about why working Americans and unions have lost touch with one another.
“We Can’t Survive on $7.25”
Fast food workers in seven U.S. cities are walking off the job this week in what organizers say is the largest strike in the industryu2019s history.
In Oakland, Airport Workers Cite Unfair Practices
Workers at Oakland airport concessions are striking against unfair labor practices.
Bradley Manning Awaits Verdict After Trial Ends With Prosecution “Smears” and Harsh Government Secrecy
With the verdict due in tomorrow, Amy Goodman takes a look back at the case against PFC. Bradley Manning.
McDonalds Tells Workers to Toil 70 Hours a Week, Use Ripoff Payroll Cards as Part of “Financial Literacy“
The use of math, one imagines, is intended to make the advice seem objective rather than cynical and self-serving.
Facts, Myths and Gospel: Mikey Weinstein and Author Reza Aslan Discuss “Zealot”
Dr. Reza Aslan is interviewed about his new book which looks at the ways Jesus Christ's image has been abused by the Christian Right.
Portugal Economy Sinks, State Clings to Bailout’s Austerity Terms
Wouter De Broeck: Creditors breathe a sigh a relief and ordinary people pay big price over deal, while no political party is seen as credible before discontent voters.
Richard Wolff: Detroit a “Spectacular Failure” of System that Redistributes Pay from Bottom to Top
Kicking off a series of speeches about the economy, President Obama told a crowd in Illinois on Wednesday that reversing growing inequality and rejuvenating the middle class
Detroit Red Wings Get New $400 Million Taxpayer-Financed Stadium While the City Goes Bankrupt
Frank Hammer: Detroit's road to ruin was paved by an ill-conceived economic model.
Detroit: Donald Cohen Warns of Privatization, Calls for Bailout
Detroiters are threatened with losing democratic control over public services.