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Labor
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Letter From Poland: Smart, Young, Unemployed – and Leaving
If someone is looking for the next Polish revolution, s/he may be disappointed.
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Business and Labor Unite on Immigration Reform, But Future Uncertain
The AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce are recommending a new type of immigration visa program that is not tied to single employers.
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Ted Cruz Was Too Busy Playing With His “Gun” in Sixth Grade to Pay Attention
Freshman Tea Party Senator Ted Cruz had the stupidity, and audacity, to lecture Senior California Senator Diane Feinstein about the Constitution and the Second Amendment.
Ten Years Later: Counting the Costs of War in Iraq
Ten years later, American troops have officially left Iraq, but the occupation and its effects continue.
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Home Is Where the Fight Is
Families that fall victim to foreclosures in the wake of the economic recession fight back with the support of community activists.
Dispelling the Myth of Clean, Green Biomass Power
How did something that emits more greenhouse gases than coal come to be incentivized as ‘green’ energy?
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Soft Drink Industry
For Landslide Victory to Be Meaningful, Malta’s Labor Party Must Return to Its Roots
The Labor Party that just won by a landslide in Malta's general elections is not the socialist Labor party of yore, which muddles the significance of the victory in …
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Corporate Giant Century Aluminum Holds West Virginia Retirees Hostage in Exchange for Cheap Power
The retirees have set up a cemetery for those who have passed away since Century took their benefits.
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The Impossible Dream: Stan Fischer, Fed Chairman
Should the governor of the Bank of Israel become the next chairman of the Fed?