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Working In These Times

"Working In These Times" is dedicated to providing independent and incisive coverage of the labor movement and the struggles of workers to obtain safe, healthy and just workplaces.

• 21 May 12

• Day-Care and Home-Care Workers Get Ready to Enjoy New Rights in Conn.

  NEW HAVEN, CONN.—More than 11,000 state-funded day care and home-care workers in Connecticut are now eligible to negotiate… MORE »

  BY Melinda Tuhus

• 21 May 12

• When People Become ‘Labor Costs’: Fortune Celebrates Honeywell CEO, Ignores Unionbusting

  “Dave Cote is feeling the beat. He takes a sip of Mountain Dew and bobs his head in time to the throbbing bass of Jay-Z's… MORE »

  BY Mike Elk

• 21 May 12

• New Chicago Air Cargo Center: More Chinese Imports, and More Jobs?

  Chicago is often billed as the nation’s top destination and departure point for Chinese imports and exports. The city’s… MORE »

  BY Kari Lydersen

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Duly Noted

At Duly Noted, Lindsay Beyerstein dives into the news of the day while analyzing politics, media and culture. But it's not all commentary—she'll also rake some muck.

• 19 May 12

• NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality

  The board of the NAACP voted Saturday to endorse marriage equality. This is a huge development. Anti-marriage equality groups… MORE »

• 17 May 12

• “I Would Get Arrested If I Unzipped That Dress”

  Don't look now, but I'm blogging about the British Royal Family. My usual coping strategy is to pretend they don't… MORE »

• 14 May 12

• No Sympathy for Psychopaths

  Amanda Marcotte on Jennifer Kahn's story on budding child psychopaths: In the piece, Kahn compares psychopathy to autism,… MORE »

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Uprising

Dispatches from the fights against austerity, budget cuts, and general economic instability, mostly by Staff Writer Bhaskar Sunkara.

• 20 May 12

• Veterans Return Medals, Protesters Face Violence During Mass March on NATO Summit

  Update: As of 10:30 AM on Monday, the National Lawyer's Guild estimates that 13 arrests occurred on Saturday and at least… MORE »

• 18 May 12

• As the G8 Opens at Camp David, Thousands Rally in Chicago for Tax on Wall Street

  As the G8 got underway today at Camp David, an estimated 2,500 held a “Peoples' G8” in Chicago's Daley Plaza to call… MORE »

• 17 May 12

• Protesters vs. NATO: Two Sides to Hold Live Debate Tonight

  NOTE: The live webcast of the debate between NATO represe and anti-NATO demonstrators can be viewed here at 6 P.M. CST. When… MORE »

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The ITT List

And then there was blogging: The ITT List offers all the news that isn't fit to print, from In These Times magazine's staff, writers and friends.

• 21 May 12

• 22 Attorneys General Support Brief Against Citizens United

  At the behest of a massive grassroots effort organized by Democracy for America, a whopping 22 Attorneys General have signed… MORE »

  BY Matt Bellassai

• 14 May 12

• Arms Shipments to Bahrain Resume, Despite Continued Repression of Pro-Democracy Activists

  Over the weekend, the United States decided to resume part of its arms shipments to Bahrain, more than one year after a $53… MORE »

  BY David Szydloski

• 14 May 12

• Independent Voices: NATO’s Post-Soviet Campaigns for Dominance

  In These Times is proud to partner with the Alternative Press Center, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing public awareness… MORE »

  BY Alternative Press Center

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