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Coal Miners and the Green Agenda
There is no reason for the fight to control climate change to continue becoming discombobulated over false trade-offs between jobs and the environment.
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President Obama, the Do-Gooder
Dean Baker: While there are limits as to what Obama can do based on executive authority alone, there are many areas where he can have an impact.
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The Political Underbelly of the Pensions Crisis: What Broke the System, and How Do We Fix It?
Since the beginning of the Great Recession, policymakers and reporters have spoken of a growing crisis in public pensions.
Has the Left Surrendered? The Overdue Conversation We Need
Has the American left ceased to exist as a viable political force by surrendering its power to a corporatized Democratic Party? That's the argument put forward by political scientist …
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Will the NLRB Stand Up for Workplace Democracy at VW?
In the Volkswagen Chattanooga campaign, Republican lawmakers crossed the line into threats and intimidation that undermined workers' free choice.
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: The Facts on Sticky Leaks, Billion Dollar Spills and Dirty Air
In this in-depth report, a look at various harmful aspects of tar sands mining.
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Liberals Face a Hard Day’s Knight?
Democrats and liberals have become too fixated on election results, kowtowing to the status quo.
The “Deep State” – How Much Does It Explain?
The Deep State operates according to its own compass heading regardless of who is formally in power.
Public Citizen Argues Challenge to Labor Rules That Set Unfair Employment Standards for Sheep and Cattle Herders
Government illegally exempted herders from labor rules, allowing substandard wages and housing conditions.
“The Paragraph Began to Self-Delete”: Did NSA Hack Computer of Snowden Biographer and Edit Book Draft?
Is the National Security Agency breaking into computers and tampering with unpublished manuscripts?