Truthout
Labor
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This Is What a Humane Economy Looks Like
The severe crisis crippling Spain is also sparking some creative responses, such the Okonomia project.
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Puzzle
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Warehouse Workers of America Walmart Contractor to Pay More Than $1 million in Stolen Wages
California has ordered a Southern California warehouse that processes merchandise for Walmart and other retailers to pay more than $1 million in stolen wages.
Nonprofit Spends Big on Politics Despite IRS Limitation: American Future Fund Has Conservative Roots
Iowa-based American Future Fund, proved to be one of the biggest backers of the Proposition 32, sinking more than $4 million into the ballot.
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In Walmart and Fast Food, Unions Scaling Up a Strike-First Strategy
If the current effort ends up raising Walmart pay substantially, it will be good news for retail and grocery workers around the countryu2014another reason for organizers to target the …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Administration Considers Next Move on NLRB Appointment
Women are still struggling to find equality in the workplace; a senior Obama administration official tasked with closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, has been reassigned from his …
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Tea Party
Do You Give As Much Thought to Restaurant Workers as You Do to Your Organic Chicken?
There's little question that the vast majority of restaurant workers in the US could use a union.
Economic Update: Beyond Austerity to Economic Democracy
Updates on global capital's devastating moves and on the FED's huge recent expansion of the money supply. Interview with Prof. Jan Rehmann: a Gramscian analysis of the Occupy movement.
Finally, the Republicans Are Afraid
House Speaker John Boehner warned his fellow Republicans that President Obama may be preparing u201cto annihilateu201d the GOP, causing critics to question how stable the Republican hold really is.