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Dueling California Measures Set to Tax Rich, Gut Unions
On November 6 Californians will vote whether to approve the largest tax hike on the wealthy in that state since 1978, and its the Unions who are going to …

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The Life and Death of an Australian Hero Whose Skin Was the Wrong Color
Pilger remembers Aboriginal leader Arthur Murray, who died recently after a life of hard work in the cotton fields of Australia and fighting for justice for his son, who …

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Living Alone: The Rise of Capitalism and the Decline of Families
For the first time since the census began counting in 1880 - more than half of American adults are single. Here's why.

The Betrayal of America’s Middle Class Was a Choice, Not an Accident
The outsourcing of good jobs, the elimination of pensions, rampant home foreclosures; skyrocketing higher education costs and mounting debt: Given these stark realities, the American middle class seems to …

In Move That Stunned Advocates, Jerry Brown Vetoes Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
Brownu2019s decision is indeed surprising given his progressive leanings on most issues.

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Campaign Cash? Local TV News Hits Mute Button
Michael Winship: The total being spent for all the races in 2012 is projected at $6 billion this year.

Free Speech Scores a Hat Trick
Freedom of speech had a hat trick of victories last week, proving that despite the interest of law enforcement and other machinations of the state to put down protesters, …

Back to $chool: College Is the Past, Prison Is the Future
Over three decades, voters in California starved their state - and so their colleges and universities - of cash.

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European Protesters Feign Illness Over Fast Fashion’s Impact on Workers in Cambodia
The Clean Clothes Campaign, a pan-European alliance of garment employee unions and NGOs, has been staging actions inspired by FEINT all over Europe this month under the name No …

Five Biggest Lies About America’s Public Schools, Debunked
In fact, your children are not doomed if they aren't lotteried into one of the top schools; and no, their teachers aren't lazy and overpaid.