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America’s CEO, Scott Walker: CPAC and the Rebranding of America as a Company Town
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, Scott Walker delivered a postmodern vision for America's future president.
Access to Health Care, Basic Necessities a Matter of Life or Debt
Medical debt and bankruptcy are uniquely American experiences among wealthy nations.
NAFTA at 20: The New Spin
In essence, NAFTA advocates have been reduced to saying: 'so maybe NAFTA didn't help Mexico reduce poverty or increase wages. But hey! At least it gave it Walmart, Costcos, …
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Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down
Wage-suppression laws are the latest strike in a war of attrition waged by “private sector leaders.”
Why Immigration Is a Top Priority for US Labor
Immigrants' rights are workers' rights.
“German Autumn” Reveals Similarities Between Postwar Germany and Our World Today
Although Stig Dagerman's book about postwar Germany was written over 60 years ago, his masterful telling of the citizens' circumstances evoke a feeling of similarity to the problems we …
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Will Obama Plan Create a “Rising, Thriving Middle Class”?
Leo Panitch and Jennifer Taub: President Obama's SOTU shows he is far more wedded to private sector, free market solutions than restoring the bargain with the middle class.
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Protesters Confront CEO and “Fix the Debt” Leader over Corporate Tax Breaks
Protesters from a new grassroots
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Making Tax Fair Would Guarantee Social Security for Future Generations
Making the tax more equitable is the most obvious way to guarantee solvency for generations to come.