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Want To Take Back Chicago? Here’s How, Say Activists
Our city is sold piece-by-piece to private interests.
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Taking a Bite Out of Overtime Abuse
Like other chronic overtime abusers, such as lucrative television production companies and Verizon with its fat franchise agreements, UPS does it because it can.
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The Inside Baseball of the Northwestern Football Players’ Right to Union Representation
Big Ten football is a big moneymaker, and its football players have organized a union to give them a fair share of the money the players' work brings in.
Paid Sick Day Campaigns Gain Traction as ALEC Allies Push Back
As the paid sick day movement has gained momentum, its opponents u2013 particularly those in the restaurant industry u2013 have tried to thwart it.
Labor and the BDS Movement: Two Perspectives
For too long, the debate about how best to oppose the occupation of Palestine has been clouded, often intentionally, by strenuous deliberations over tactics.
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Anti-Politics and the 1%
Anti-politics rejects the electoral-representative institutions of contemporary democracies. There are two opposite forms of anti-politics, one striving toward a technocracy controlled by oligarchies and corporations, and one striving toward …
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It’s Not Just Low Pay Stressing Out Part-Time Workers
A single mom working two jobs should know if her hours are being canceled before she arranges for daycare and drives halfway across town to show up at work.
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Exposing Monsanto: Herbicide Linked to Birth Defects – the Vitamin A Connection
Monsanto claims that Roundup poses a low risk to human health, but the company doesn't mention the devastating effect the herbicide has on some enzyme systems present in humans.
Workers Speak Out Against Work Schedule Abuse and Retaliation
American women who have no control over their own work schedules have no control over their own lives.
Israel Boycott Gains Traction as Gaza Assault Continues
BDS Movement Founder Omar Barghouti discusses growing solidarity with Palestinians and whether Fatah-Hamas unity deal motivated Israel's aggression.