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The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: Full Color Excerpt, By America’s Top Satirical Newswriters
Aa . u03b1 . u00c6, first letter of the English alphabet and your last opportunity to come to terms with the fact that you hold in your hands the …
New York Fast Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour
Fast food workers close down McDonalds and other fast food outlets demanding a living wage and the right to unionize.
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ALEC Convenes in Washington; Damage Control at Top of Agenda
Members of ALEC are convening this week in Washington, DC to try to salvage the organization's viability.
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Report: America’s Domestic Workers Raise Kids, Care for Seniors, Run Households Without Benefits, Protections or a Living Wage
Domestic workers and caregivers toil for long hours, low pay and few legal protections.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Movement in the US Senate Aims to Abolish Indefinite Detention, and More
As the so-called fiscal cliff nears, Republicans will likely hold things like extended unemployment benefits hostage.
Most New Jobs Don’t Require College Education
Jeannette Wicks-Lim: The possibility of educating one's way out of poverty is getting dim as most new jobs only require a high school education.
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BP to Shareholders: We’re Already Working With EPA to Lift Federal Contract Ban
BP's suspension from obtaining government contracts may be much shorter than expected.
Dumping on Low-Wage Workers Is Lousy Direct Action
How do you attack consumerism without attacking consumers - or workers?
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Breaking Private Manning
Bradley Manning is being punished u2013 and tortured u2013 for a crime that amounts to believing oneu2019s highest duty is to the American people and not the American government.
Will Obama’s Second Term Finally Fulfill His 2008 Promises?
Part three in a series that examines pportunities for the Obama administration, in its second term, to finally pursue his 2008 campaign promise to restore civil liberties.