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The White Man’s Last Tantrum?
With the U.S. government shutdown and a threatened credit default, Tea Party Republicans are testing out a new system of national governance in which they get their way u2013 …
Low-Wage Workers, Top-Down Unions
SEIU may be spawning a force that will rise above its managerial powers by encouraging workers to take direct action at their workplaces.
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Shutdown
The Story of Solutions
The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal.
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Supreme Court to Inspect Neutrality Agreements
If the Supreme Court outlaws neutrality agreements, it will give Hyatt and many other employers a reason to renege on unions' hard-won pacts.
Argument for One-Year Delay of Health Reform Riddled With Flaws
A one-year delay would be a mortal blow to health reform, with tens of millions of Americans who otherwise would gain coverage instead remaining uninsured, possibly for many years.
Matt Taibbi on How Wall Street Hedge Funds Are Looting the Pension Funds of Public Workers
In his latest article for Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi reports that Wall Street firms are now making millions in profits off of public pension funds nationwide.
Federal Contractors Employ More Low-Wage Workers Than Walmart and McDonald’s Combined, While Paying Top Execs. $24 Billion
Workers and legislators demand President Obama sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractor employees.
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Top 45 Lies in Obama’s Speech at the UN
There is a shocking inconsistency with some of the