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Labor
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David Moberg
Viewpoint
Ralph Nader: The Incredible Vacuousness of the Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination
The mainstream media is complicit in the circusization of the Republican debates.
Ralph Nader
Labor
Black Lives Matter at Work: New Report Offers Resources for Labor Activists To Fight White Supremacy
Greg Chern
Rural America
Maximum Production for Short-term Economic Gain: Our ‘Collision Course’
Fred Kirschenmann
Viewpoint
Bernie Sanders’ Refusal To Attack Hillary Clinton Isn’t Just Principled—It’s Political Genius
The democratic socialist is taking a stand by running a clean campaign, and it’s already making a big impact on the race for president.
Marc Daalder
Rural America
Heroin Doesn’t Care Where It Is: HHS to Distribute Naloxone to Rural Areas
John Collins
Labor
Charter School Network Challenges NLRB Ruling Allowing Teach for America Members To Unionize
Mario Vasquez
Labor
Cab Drivers Stop Traffic at Chicago Airports, Protesting Rahm Emanuel’s Uber-Friendly Proposal
Tom Ladendorf
Viewpoint
The 1 Percent’s Houses Are Getting Bigger and Swankier While Average Americans Struggle To Make Rent
For a view of the inefficiencies of the free market, there's no clearer view than the U.S. housing market, where there are as many as 29 empty homes for every homeless person.
Rob Larson
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