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Labor
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In UK, Big-Labor Strikes and Low-Wage Struggles Jockey for Future
Both the Tres Cosas campaign and strikes at The Ritzy are examples of the increasingly popular bottom-up labor organizing.
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Gaza’s Torment, Israel’s Crimes, Our Responsibilities
When Israel is on good behavior, more than two Palestinian children are killed every week, a pattern that goes back over 14 years.
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Why Do Banksters Get Help but Not Homeowners?
If we're serious about helping out the millions of Americans who still struggle to keep a roof over their heads, then we need to be doing a lot more …
The Limitations and Possibilities of Student-Labor Coalitions
A New York University law school board member, who owns nursing home companies, finds himself under the scrutiny of NYU law students for conditions at those facilities.
Six-Month Anniversary of Major Chemical Spill in West Virginia
Russell Mokhiber and Angie Rosser discuss the effects of the West Virginia chemical spill on industry regulation and citizen organizing.
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Banning Birth Control: It’s Not Happening in America…Yet
In the U.S., we would never do anything as blatant as ban birth control. Instead we will continue to chip away at its availability.
A New Way of Life and the New Underground Railroad: Making a Break for Freedom During the Era of Mass Incarceration
There's a new underground railroad for people returning home from prison.
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Does the Economy Serve Us or Them?
The endless stream of mergers and acquisitions over the past 34 years has taken away most all of the competition and has concentrated power.
Ikea Agrees to Pay Its Workers More Than Minimum Wage
Jeannette Wicks-Lim: There's a growing trend among the world's major corporations to voluntarily increase their workers' wages.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow to Unions, and More
Our nation's highest court strikes another blow to public unions, and more.