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How Not to Be a Union
(Photo: Steve Rhodes / Flickr)Unions were originally built on the principle of solidarity. Workers soon realized that as individuals they were powerless when trying to defend their interests in …
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With the American Left in a Smouldering Wreck Post-Wisconsin, Who’s to Blame?
President Barack Obama arrives at the Philadelphia International Airport, June 12, 2012. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times) We are not alone, and the system is weak. …
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The Easter Rising: How 1,558 Irish Defied the British Empire
The Easter Rising was first published in 1999, but in 2004 a pivotal development occurred that mandated not just a new edition but essentially a new book.
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Chris Hayes | 1% Pathologies
Chris Hayes: We largely ignore the effect of extreme inequality that is, in the long run, the most destructive: the way it makes those at the top of the …
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Going Out of Businesses
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More War?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Republican War on Women Has Reached the Military, and More
In today's On the News segment: Meet the billionaire who's trying to buy the 2012 election for Mitt Romney, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim wants the rest of the world …
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The Great Retirement Squeeze – Pension Cuts Mean Poverty for Future Elders
Only a week after an election signaling a rollback in public-employee retirement benefits, new Federal Reserve data show a sharp decline in family wealth. The effect is especially acute …
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If Nuns Went on Strike, the Church Would Shut Down
They run hospitals, schools, and social programs. They are stalwart leaders in many spiritual communities. And they are contributing vital insights to the Christian theological discussion. If nuns went …
The US Labor Movement at the Crossroads, in the Crosshairs
The labor movement had better do some deep soul searching, and fast. Although the defeat in Wisconsin is the horrible end to a local drama, the corporate winners hope …