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Does ALEC Want You to Work Even if You’re Sick?
Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill suppressing ‘living wage’ and paid sick-leave policies for Florida workers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Walmart Is Getting Dumped, and More
In today's On the News segment: Dutch pension administrator PGGM announced yesterday that it would no longer invest any of its $180 billion dollars in the low-price retailer because …
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Social Costs
Updates on Obamacare's
Military Commission Pre-Trial Hearings for Alleged 9/11 “Plotters” Focus on Gitmo Conditions
Victims and families of victims of 9-11 attended last week's hearings.
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The Evolution of Human Capital
Paul Krugman: The role of higher education as a creator of human capital came along quite late.
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A Spiritual Way of Seeing
Most of the theories and narratives we use to understand social reality assume that the material world is the main shaping influence over that reality—economics with its emphasis on …
Lechmere: The Employer’s “Right” to Keep Employees Isolated and Uninformed
What if an employer could block its employees from hearing about the advantages of collective bargaining?
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act as Unconstitutional
While this ruling is a win for the LGBTQ community, the conversation on same sex marriage is still not over.
The Perils of Zombie Education
Defined by their appetite, the Zombies our education system is producing are hollow people, easily led - and easily misled.
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Shooting It All in Las Vegas
Michael Winship: Reports are that a background check bill may return to the Senate floor this summer.