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The Corporatocracy vs. Workplace Democracy
Plain and simple, the mechanisms by which we the people can control our democracy are being destroyed one-by-one.
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Controversial Logging Proposal on Federal Land in Oregon Meets Resistance
Activists and an environmental group are waging separate but parallel battles to protect 200 acres of forest with some of the last old-growth features in the surrounding area.
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Latino Excitement at Record Levels in US Election
Turnout among Hispanics could be higher than the records set in 2008.
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Arizona Campaign Builds Against “America’s Toughest Sheriff”
Actions range from a Latino voter mobilization to an infusion of support from out-of-state groups helping run anti-Joe Arpaio radio ads on Spanish radio.
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Our Words Are Our Weapons Against the Destruction of the World by Greed
Let's start by aggressively framing the status quo as the outrage that it is.
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North Carolina’s Tobacco Workers Stand to Benefit From State’s Strong Farmworker Union
Many tobacco workers are on H2-A visas, but undocumented workers in other sectors of agriculture often enjoy better rights through unionization.
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Hyatt Surveils Its Workers Via iPods
What we almost never hear, however, is a real discussion of the place most Americans have their freedoms curtailed: the workplace.
New Visions for Egypt’s Ongoing Revolution
The rule of the dictatorship, however, continues.
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A Part-Time Life, as Hours Shrink and Shift
The new American job: part-time work, part-time pay, part-time living standard.
The Happy Hero: An Interview With Paul Buhle About Robin Hood
Paul Buhle talked to Truthout by email recently concerning his 2011 book,