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New Documentary Provides Reflections on Wisconsin
Report on film “We Are Wisconsin”, featuring Brian and Melissa Austin; active police officer and a housewife turned activist
Where’s My Paycheck and My Democracy?
Opportunity and wealth end up in the hands of a few where authority is held in the hands of a few, in other words, where democracy is missing.
Lost Elections’ Strategic Lessons for Workers’ Movements Everywhere
To understand last week's election results, we need to consider the 1930s Great Depression when the opposite happened.
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For Euro Zone, Salvation Must Come From Within
Paul Krugman: We are repeating ancient mistakes. Why does nobody learn?
Election Countdown 2012: Florida Will File Suit Against Department of Homeland Security, and More
In today's Election Countdown 2012 news: In Florida's voter purge, Governor Scott has said that the secretary of state's office will be filing a lawsuit against the Department of …
The Debt Is Not a Measure of Generational Burdens
The moral of this story should be that you can find absolutely nothing about the burden on future generations by looking at the government's debt. Those who rant about …
How the 1 Percent and Transnational Corporations Hijacked Our Political System and What to Do About It
A major political realignment is the only way plutocratic control over our current elected officials in DC will change, according to Chuck Collins in his new book,
America Has an Industrial Policy – It’s Run by the Pentagon
recession, growth, employment, military budget, militarization, clean energy, emissions, defense policy, industrial policy, Robert Pollin
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Europe Dodges a Bank Crisis in Spain, but Perils Lurk
While the Spanish banking rescue will be expensive u2014 as much as $125 billion u2014 it will be well within the means of a European emergency fund established for …
Dear Bank of America, We’re Not Leaving Our Homes
foreclosure, bailout, Occupy, evictions, eviction resistance, veterans, community organizing, underwater mortgages