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Rev. James Lawson: Our Country is Based on Plantation Capitalism
Civil Rights veteran, Rev. James Lawson describes what he believes labor is up against:
The Egyptian Revolution’s Next Barrier
The revolutionary process in Egypt has been especially contradictory, requiring that a proper analysis untangle all of the political knots.
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Supertankers to Ply the Great White Slushie: Global Warming’s Latest Feedback Loop
Less predictable are the insane human behavior feedback loops, where the warming climate triggers a self-destructive pathological greed within corporate culture.
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Resisting the Global State: A Perfectly Timed Perspective
An uncannily timely book that can well serve as manual for political education and guide to action.
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Overruling the Judicial Amendments – What Is to Be Done?
Right wing judicial lawlessness harms the National Labor Relations Act.
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At AFL-CIO Convention, Leaders Ask: What Direction for Labor?
Without the commitment to build a social movement, all the innovative ideas coming out of the AFL-CIO convention may come to little, if anything.
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In Los Angeles, Labor Redefines Itself
This week's AFL-CIO convention endorsed the expansion of membership to include non-traditional labor organizations, including non-profits organizing low-wage workers.
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Don’t Shrink the US Postal Service; Expand It
The Postal Service has survived ideological attacks so far but could serve society still more with intelligent expansion.
How Syria Plays Into AIPAC Mythology
AIPAC is isolated right now in its quest to pressure Congress to authorize a US military intervention in Syria.
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Remember When People Had Pensions?
America's corporate chiefs deserve all their hefty rewards, we're told, because they take hefty risks. And what exactly are these richly rewarded corporate chiefs putting at risk? Our retirement …