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Skilled Work, Without the Worker
At the Philips Electronics factory on the coast of China, hundreds of workers use their hands and specialized tools to assemble electric shavers. That is the old way.
The Billionaires Bill Of Rights
Billionaire corporate interests and other well financed anti-labor forces are waging a major drive to stifle the political voice of workers and their unions in California that is certain …
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A (Not So) Serious, (Not So) Honest Running Mate
Paul Krugman: Mr. Ryan is, in fact, a big fraud who doesnu2019t care at all about fiscal responsibility.
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To End the Jobs Recession, Invest an Extra $20 Billion in Public Education
Research consistently shows that education spending creates more jobs per dollar than any other kind of government spending.
Is Full Employment Possible in the Era of Globalization?
The global “army of the unemployed” weakened American labor, but tariffs are not a solution - a mass mobilization is needed.
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Study: Raising the Minimum Wage Especially Benefits Women
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute finds that, while raising the minimum wage to the proposed $9.80 level would have a significant impact on about 28 million …
Six Reasons Teachers Unions Are Good for Kids
Our schools need teachers unions as much today as they ever have.
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US Protests Tell GM to Resolve Colombian Hunger Strike
After more than a year at the doorstep of the U.S. embassy in Bogotu00e1, the struggle of Colombian GM workers came to the companyu2019s own doorstep Wednesday. Student, community, …
What Wisconsin Journalists Want You to Know About Paul Ryan
Wisconsin reporters say the national media's scrutiny of Romney's running mate may miss his inside-the-Beltway focus, the high unemployment in his hometown, and his family connection to fracking.
Without Concrete Action, New USAF Regulations on Church-State Separation Will Be as Useful as a “Football Bat”
At the very beginning of August 2012, I blasted outgoing (now-retired) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (CSAF), Gen. Norton Schwartz, for his lackadaisical and utterly …