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Chris Hedges: We, the Vast Underclass, Must Rise Up Against Global Mafia – or Die
It's time to build radical mass movements that defy all formal centers of power and make concessions to none.
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Housing Crisis on the Rez: Why Haul a Run-Down Shack From the Plains to DC?
Tribal leaders trucked the battered old home to Washington to show the nationu2019s leaders what the housing crisis on reservations looks like in person.
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Congressmen Pocan and Ellison Introduce “Right to Vote” Constitutional Amendment
Contrary to popular belief, there is no affirmative right to vote in the US Constitution.
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Discipline and Punish: The New Unemployment “Reform“
The Clinton-era arguments used to end welfare have been turned on the unemployed twenty years later.
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Another CIA Debacle: The Real Benghazi Scandal
CIA coverups in Benghazi exposes the dangerous imbalance of power in this country that cost American diplomats their lives.
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84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft in a New Survey
Fast food workers and activists released a new report alleging rampant wage theft in their industry.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Retailers Are Refusing to Help Stop Slave Labor, and More
US retailers are refusing to help stop slave labor.
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Why Can’t EPA Tighten Safety Regulations at Chemical Facilities Like West Fertilizer?
On Capitol Hill, industry has repeatedly lobbied to death labor and environmental groups' demands for tighter regs. And as long as the McCarthy confirmation standoff continues, an executive order …
Systemic Malfunctioning of the Labor and Financial Markets
Dr. Heiner Flassbeck: Government has to step in and correct the imbalances of low wages and unregulated financial markets or a deeper recession and crisis is inevitable.
At an Impasse: Collective Bargaining Under the Judicial Amendments
Judge-made rules create incentives for employers to reach an impasse when bargaining with workers.