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Andy Stern Responds to Critics of His Post-SEIU Career
Former Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern has long faced criticism from dissidents within his own union that he sold out workers in order to accommodate corporate …

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The Emerging “Drone” Culture
The age of the drones has arrived. It's not possible to uninvent these Orwellian devices, but we can — and must — restrain their use.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: A 21-Year-Old in Arkansas Was Shot in the Head While Handcuffed in the Back of a Police Car, and More
A 21-year-old in Jonesboro, Arkansas is dead after he was mysteriously shot in the head while handcuffed in the back of a police car.

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Work Sucks: How the Movie “Office Space” Proves Radicalism Lives in the Mainstream
Few films in recent decades have so successfully spoken to the day-to-day realities of service sector employment as 1999's

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Correctional Corporation of America Accreditation Report Misses Stark Reality
But below the spin is a different reality for the company and the prisoners that it oversees - food riots and abuse scandals.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Democratic Party Supports Marriage Equality, and More
President Obama will likely become the first ever incumbent President to be outraised by his opponent in his re-election bid, On Monday, the Democratic Party platform drafting committee officially …

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Expecting the Worst
Paul Krugman: So when does the full-blown crisis start? Hard to say.

The War on Workers’ Religious Liberty
This is part of the war on women, of course, but also part of another war: the war of employers on their employees.

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The Terrible Economy and the Anti-Election of 2012
The worst economy since the Great Depression and you might think at least one of the candidates would come up with a few big ideas for how to get …

Arizona’s Immigrants and Unions Organize Against “Show Me Your Papers” Law
While opponents of Arizona's harsh anti-immigrant law went back to court last week to try to stop the law from coming into force, some unions and community groups are …