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“Cuts are nuts”: Penn. Labor and Allies Say Fund Schools, Close Tax Loopholes
Harrisburg May 3--Thousands of union members, education advocates and their allies packed the steps in front of the capital today to demand that Governor Tom Corbett humanize his budget proposals and...
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China: Invisible Hand Not Enough to Ensure Fair Wages
Original source: Global Times Although China has increasingly grown rich in recent years, the distribution of wealth remains skewed. Former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping spoke of “letting some get rich...
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Media Push Pro-torture Message
Waterboarding 'Worked'?Media push pro-torture messageOriginal source: 5/4/11 To hear some tell it, the intelligence clues that ultimately led to Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan were generated by...
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Trump Out, Romney In?
New Hampshire is where the race, or should I say snoozefest, for the Republican nomination begins. According to recent polling data, even Republicans are having a hard time getting excited about their...
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Palestinian Unity and the New Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to the Hamas-Fatah deal in Cairo was both swift and predictable. “The Palestinian Authority must choose either peace with Israel or peace with...
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We Need to Challenge How Most People Think About the World
Original source: Diary of a Heartland Radical I read about the dangers of federal deficit, the connection between markets and democracy, capitalist institutions and human well-being, insurance...
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Book Review: Rise Again: A Zombie Thriller
Rise Again: A Zombie ThrillerBenjamin TrippNew York, Gallery Books, 2010 Zombies are back from the dead, and they are better than ever! The last few years have seen an influx of books, movies, and...
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A Communist’s View: Urgency of Tackling 21st Century “Paradox”
Introduction I appreciate Sam Webb’s invitation to contribute to finding collective solutions to some of the most perplexing and challenging questions of the day. The time when one could bottle up a...
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Trump's Record of Racism
Media AdvisoryIgnoring Trump's Record of Racism 5/6/11 Donald Trump's efforts to delegitimize Barack Obama by suggesting he's not a native-born citizen, and questioning his qualifications for...
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Union Prepares to "Stamp out Hunger"
In 10,000 cities and towns across the country this May 14th, the 300,000 members of the National Letter Carriers Association will be collecting tens of millions of pounds food to help the needy as part...
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Michigan Public School Students Face Double Whammy
Republican budget cuts to public education aren't the only danger Michigan public school students face. A new study released earlier this month revealed that most of the state's public school students...
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How Safe is Soy?
EarthTalk® E - The Environmental Magazine Dear Earth Talk: How healthy is soy? I heard that, despite its healthy image, most soy is grown using chemicals like other crops and is even being genetically...
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New TV Ad Campaign Slams GOP Budget Proposals
If you controlled the government's purse strings, would you cut school nutrition programs or eliminate tax breaks for America's millionaires and billionaires? This is a question asked in a new TV ad...
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The Case for and Potential of a Financial Transaction Tax
Keynes proposed it. Oxfam is circulating a petition world-wide to garner support. Gordon Brown has urged its implementation. Bob Herbert has urged it in the New York Times. James Tobin called for it....
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Labor Market Flexibility
Original source: People's DemocracyOne of the most persistent demands of the advocates of neo-liberalism in India has been for the introduction of “labor market flexibility,” by which they mean the...
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Immigration Reform Back in the Spotlight?
President Obama wants comprehensive immigration reform back on the table. During a stop in El Paso, Texas, May 10, the president called for creating a path to legal status for undocumented workers,...
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Gaza Marathon: A Race for Freedom and Summer Camps
Nader al-Masri is an inspiration. The 31-year-old Gaza athlete seems completely oblivious to challenges that would seem insurmountable to most. On May 5th, he led a small pack of nine runners into the...
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The Road to the 2012 Elections (Part 1)
The 2012 elections may be 18 months away but it time now to organize for a people's victory. Labor has declared its independent role in the fight to defeat Republicans at the polls in November 2012....
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Governor Deal Poised to Sign Divisive Immigration Bill in Georgia
Original source: The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA -- Governor Nathan Deal is poised to sign the controversial racial profiling immigration bill, HB 87, into law. He has until May 24, 2011,...
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Our Market Regime and Republican Ethics
“[A]n incarnate will to power. . . will strive to grow, spread, seize, become predominant – not from any morality or immorality but because it is living and because life simply is will to power. . ....
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