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Does PTSD Eligibility Demean the Purple Heart?
In May, 2008, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates was asked at a news conference whether he would support awarding the Purple Heart Medal to combat Veterans afflicted with Post …
Dear Mr. Dolan (Where the Papers At?)
Cablevision workers from Brooklyn ask CEO James Dolan: Where the papers at?
Dear Mr. Dolan (Where the Papers At?)
Cablevision workers from Brooklyn ask CEO James Dolan: Where the papers at?
Black Unemployment 50 Years After the March on Washington
The 1963 March on Washington was billed as a march for Jobs and Freedom.
Juan González: Growing Charter School Chain Suspends Special Needs Kids in Bid to Raise Test Scores
Juan Gonzu00e1lez discusses his reports for the New York Daily News about how one of the New York Cityu2019s fastest-growing chains of charter schools, Success Academy, has far higher …
Fed Taper Talk Bursts Bubble
“The Federal Reserve did a really nice job in preemptively bursting a housing bubble before it grew large enough to do much damage,” writes Baker.
This Labor Day, What’s the State of the Unions?
Michael Winship interviews In These Times reporter Mike Elk about trends in organized labor and the decline of labor reporting.
Fast Food Workers’ Labor Day Strike Echoes Martin Luther King’s Dream
All over the country Fast Food workers are walking off their jobs, continuing a legacy for civil rights that Dr. King Began over fifty years ago.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Federal Regulations Could Make it Easier for Veterans and Disabled Workers to Find a Job, and More
In today's On the News segment: Fifty years after Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told the world about his dream, our nation's first African-American president spoke from the …
As Fukushima Raises Severity Level, Nuclear Expert Warns Radioactive Leaks Will Only “Get Worse”
Japan's nuclear regulator said today it has officially raised the severity rating of the latest radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to Level 3 on an …