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Labor

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Washington Goes AWOL

Speaking of the Right to Keep Employees Isolated and Uninformed …
In 2011, the NLRB issued a rule requiring employers to post a notice of employee rights. But the rule was immediately challenged.

Senator Boxer is Losing Faith in the EPA, and So Should We
The EPA's failures have produced extreme consequences, including the West, Texas chemical explosion in April.

Stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Global Revolt Against Corporate Domination
We are in the midst of an epic battle between the people of the world and transnational corporations.

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In a Nation in Decline, a Lust for Hatred
Hate has become our highest form of patriotism and a form of eroticism.

The 1% Want Your Kidney: Tales of Redistribution
A Bush-era economist recently likened progressive taxation to forceful kidney removal. Dean Baker puts his claim in context.

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Finally, Some Good News About US Education
‘The Nation's Report Card’ shows minority students are making gains and shrinking the learning gap between them and white students.

This Is What Border Enforcement Actually Looks Like
Conservative media figures have used border security as a sticking point against which to derail reform, but here are the facts on border enforcement.

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Outsourcing, Union Busting, Murder: Who Could Ask for More in a Novel?
Eleanor J. Bader reviews ‘A Bitter Pill: A Lenny Moss Mystery’ by Timothy Sheard.

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Banking on the Public: Going Postal, North Dakota and Other Finance Alternatives
Some activists appear to believe that the public banks will push corporate banks out of operation.