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The Testing Frenzy: Buyer Beware
A narrow view of children's big picture needs will inevitably contribute to unfulfilled and discontented lives.
Henry A. Giroux | Youth in Authoritarian Times: Challenging Neoliberalism’s Politics of Disposability
Young people today are forced to inhabit a world where childhood is nonexistent, but a different future is possible.
US Sells New Warships to Saudi Arabia Despite Warnings of War Crimes in Yemen
The Obama administration has approved an $11.25 billion deal.
Joe Biden for President? Media Buzz Ignores How Vice President Worsened Student Debt on Big Banks’ Behalf
Biden is known for close ties to the financial industry, notably helping push through a 2005 bill that made it harder for consumers to declare bankruptcy.
Israel-Palestine: As Stabbings, Shootings Kill Dozens, Endless Occupation Fuels Resistance
The death toll from violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories has increased.
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Fox News “Terror Expert” Wayne Simmons Arrested for Lying About Career as CIA Officer
Simmons has been arrested after a federal grand jury indicted him on “charges of major fraud against the United States,” among others.
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Chicago Workers Thrive Three Years After Taking Over a Window Factory
Since the factory closed down, workers have turned it into a worker owned co op.
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Teachers’ Resistance in Oaxaca Offers Lessons for US Activism
The mass mobilizations organized by the teachers' unions in Oaxaca, Mexico, could serve as a model for activism in the US.
Deprived of Right to Work, Refugees Struggle to Subsist Outside Syria
Barred from legal work, many Syrian refugees are forced to labor in the informal economy for little pay.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fortune 500 Companies Have $2.1 Trillion Stashed in Overseas Tax Havens, and More
In today's On the News segment: Fortune 500 companies have $2.1 trillion stashed in overseas tax havens; workers in Washington, DC, could soon be guaranteed 16 weeks of paid family …