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Companies Creating American Jobs? “We’ve Seen This Dance Before“
Companies say they are being patriotic and responsible by bringing jobs and manufacturing back to the US. Is it true?
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Why the GOP Can’t Learn
The GOP's resistance to immigration reform once again alienates them from America's growing diverse population of voters.
Click Here to Kick Glenn Beck Off the Air: Web Activism’s Big Wins—and What to Do Next
While online campaigning got Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck's off the air, the real power of Internet activism is what happens after we step away from the screen.
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Recruitment Abuses Emerge in Immigration Reform Debate
Labor advocates are pushing for rights for migrant workers who are legally, socially and economically marginalized.
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US to Leave 700 Troops in Jordan in Sign of Deepening Involvement in Syrian Crisis
Obama did not say specifically what the troops would be doing there.
Economic Update: Economic Realities
Updates on G8 and Bernanke
A Million People Across Brazil Say “It’s Not About 20 Cents”
More than a million people demonstrate in a hundred cities across Brazil, and raise new demands.
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Jobs Are Not the Answer
Instead of focusing creating low income jobs we should be have an income guarantee which allows people to take care of themselves.
How Conservative Interest Groups Are Reducing Unions’ Financial Resources
Right-wing groups have used their deep pockets to pull off a legally sanctioned pickpocket of unions.
Turkey Needs a “Labor Rights Spring“
One backdrop to the anti-government protests in Turkey this month is the Erdogan government's repression of workers' rights to organize and strike that has long been a trend in …