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Sudden Business Closures in Chicago Prompt Wage Theft Fights
Losing your job is hard on any worker. But imagine discovering from the company website that your job is gone. It happened in December to 136 employees …
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What I Learned in the Airport in Bahrain
Bahrain International Airport. (Photo: monkeymanforever) Bahrain International Airport - When I came to Bahrain, it certainly wasn't with the intention of spending my whole time in the …
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The 4- to 14-Year-Old Window: Turning Children Into Evangelists in Public Schools
Thy Neighbor’s Children: The 4/14 Window by Katherine Stewart Excerpted from “The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children” PublicAffairs, …
Truthout Presents: Turning Children Into Evangelists in Public Schools
Watch the debut of Truthout's “News from Underground” series, below. Host Mark Crispin Miller discusses the infiltration of religion in schools with a panelists at at …
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Occupy Draws Strength From the Powerless
Rooj Alwazir, with the Occupy movement, protests in McPherson Square in Washington, January 30, 2012. (Photo: Amanda Lucidon / The New York Times)
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Thirty Queer Writers Explore What Divides LGBTQ Communities
(Image: AK Press) Why are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?: Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform Edited by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore …
Public Utility, Private Profit: Privatization of Water Is as Benign as Lucifer
Picture taken in Sénégal, Western Africa. A tap locked in order to limit the usage of water. (Photo: nitot) San Rafael, California — There hasn’t been much …
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Want an Aisle Seat? Not for $2,000, Ralph Nader Tells American Airlines
Washington - As if bankrupt American Airlines didn't have enough problems, along comes consumer advocate Ralph Nader — who's really steamed that for a flight Saturday to Dallas/Fort Worth …
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What the Koch Brothers Say Online, but Won’t Say Under Oath
David Koch. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Why will Charles and David Koch produce a video about their position on the Keystone XL oil …
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Governor Scott Walker to Use Foreclosure Settlement Money to Balance His Budget, Not Help Homeowners
Yesterday, 49 states joined the federal government in announcing a $26 billion settlement with five of the nation’s biggest banks over the banks’ foreclosure fraud abuses. The money from …