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If Romney eliminated every single loophole and deduction for wealthy taxpayers, he still couldnu2019t offset the revenue loss without raising taxes on the middle class.

Forget the debate about whether the personal is political: these stories annihilate the distinction altogether.

The 30,000-strong Chicago Teachers Union strikes for the first time in a quarter century.

Despite worries about sagging consumer confidence and shrinking paychecks, business leaders seem unconcerned about the declining standard of living of middle-class America, or about the growing number of American …

Austerity to reduce spending and decrease the need for imports, and liberalization reforms to reduce real wages and promote internal devaluation have been going on for a while in …

Two pending National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cases on graduate student workers provide an opportunity to develop effective strategies to respond to attacks on employee rights under National Labor …

Recently the International Peoplesu2019 Health Tribunal took place in Guatemala to discuss the injuries from the Marlin mine, an open pit gold mine that is one of the most …

On September 17, Occupy Wall Street will mark its one year anniversary with a spirit somewhere between celebration, outrage, and the need to reaffirm its own identity and significance. …

Beverly Bell interviews Leslie Thatcher, content relations editor at Truthout, one of a number of independent, non-commercial news sites that offer an alternative to corporate-controlled media. In a world …

Have Democrats abandoned teacher unions in their pursuit of a corporate-backed education overhaul? From the looks of the Democratic National Convention, it would seem so.