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Bait and Switch, CEO-Style

CEOs blame the poor for the nation's financial woes, then laugh all the way to the Caymans.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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A Win for Monsanto, a Loss for the World

The Ag giant has shown uncanny resilience—which bodes poorly for the planet's future.

Tom Laskawy

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‘Illegal’ Is a Racial Slur

Why the AP's decision to drop 'illegal immigrant' is a victory against bigotry.

David Sirota

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The Need to Cheat

Atlanta Public Schools might be guilty of cheating, but the real scandal is standardized testing.

Bill Ayers

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How Capitalism Conquered the Internet

And how we can take it back.

Robert McChesney

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The GOP’s Big Yellow Taxi Syndrome

Now that sequester cuts have kicked in, Republicans are realizing they've paved paradise.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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For Unionists, Iraq’s Oil War Rages On

The leader of Iraq’s oil union is being threatened with prison--again.

David Bacon

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Domestic Insurgents

In organizing domestic workers, a feat once thought impossible, Ai-jen Poo has transformed the labor movement.

Rebecca Burns

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The Vatican’s Risky Sexism

The archaic politics of the Catholic Church threaten both women's lives and the church's own survival.

Rev. Harry Knox and Jessica González-Rojas

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Supreme Court Sets Radical New Precedent

Why is a judiciary body charged with upholding the constitution so concerned about public opinion?

David Sirota

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Building Parent-Teacher Unions

Inspired by Chicago, teachers unions across the country are looking to parents and communities for support.

Jacob Wheeler

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Chicagoans Flood Streets To Protest ‘Racist’ School Closings

City leaders' plan to close 54 public schools, primarily in black communities, was met with defiance.

Kari Lydersen

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Labor Law Loses Its Watchdog

Employers are waking up to the fact that they are no longer required to follow the NLRB's orders.

Bruce Vail

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Can You Trust Big Banks With Your Money?

The lesson from Cyprus: Your hard-earned savings can vanish in the vault.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Hathaway’s Nipples and a Congressional Primary: Signs of the Times?

Has the liberal media switched sides in the war against women?

Marilyn Katz

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Camo-Clad Miners Follow Example of Moses

The United Mine Workers of America feel certain God is on their side in the fight against Peabody Energy.

Mike Elk

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Obama in Israel: Some Dare Call It Victory

A speech can't do everything. But it can signal a new day.

Marilyn Katz

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A Flu Shot in the Dark

Does 9 percent success rate in the elderly justify universal vaccination?

Terry J. Allen

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84 House Democrats Say ‘No’ to Austerity

The Congressional Progressive Caucus' budget may have failed, but it failed well.

Cole Stangler

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Is Life Without Parole Any Better Than the Death Penalty?

Maryland is poised to be the 18th state to abolish capital punishment, in favor of lifetime imprisonment.

Rebecca Burns

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Call It What It Is: A Class War

The GOP's budget is a naked assault on the poor.

David Sirota

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Welfare’s War on Drugs

Why laws mandating drug tests for welfare recipients are doomed to fail.

Camille Beredjick

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Paul Ryan Disses ‘The Help’ Again

Rep. Paul Ryan takes from the poor and gives to the rich.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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10 Things George W. Bush and Dennis Rodman Have in Common

Ten years after the Iraq War began, some curious similarities between the Decider and the Worm.

Theo Anderson