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Screwed in Scranton: Firefighters Pay Slashed to Minimum Wage

Roger Bybee, In These Times. July 17, 2012.

While cutting back aid to local governments, Pennsylvania Governor Corbett has lavished long-term tax breaks for hugely profitable firms like Royal Dutch Shell Oil.

Why We Desperately Need to Revitalize the Labor Movement and Take Power Back from Corporations

Mark Brenner, Labor Notes. July 1, 2012.

Are we at a tipping point, where unions are no longer able to play their historical role of creating a shared working-class common sense?

Backdoor Talks on Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Aim to Globalize Corporatocracy

Michelle Chen, In These Times. June 26, 2012.

The White House is touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a "21st century" trade deal, but many activists see it as a regression into economic imperialism.

Why the DEA Chief's Embarassing Refusal to Admit Heroin is More Harmful Than Pot Went Viral

Scott Morgan, Huffington Post. June 25, 2012.

DEA chief Michele Leonhart's feigned ignorance about her own area of expertise is a sign that something has gone askew in our nation's drug policy.

Give the People What They Want: Real Universal Health Care

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. June 24, 2012.

The nutty thing about the health care debate that will play a prominent role in the next election is that most Americans want pretty much the same outcome.

UC Davis Students and Faculty Face Prison Time for Peaceful Protest Against Bank

Mela Heestand, AlterNet. April 27, 2012.

The pepper spraying of UC Davis students shocked the nation, but the persecution that the Davis Dozen protesters face is far worse.

Will Pension Cuts in Rhode Island Become a Template for the Next Round of Attacks on Workers?

Brian Chidester, Labor Notes. April 22, 2012.

If you thought retiring would help you avoid the ruination of living standards brought on by the economic crisis, Rhode Island’s pension overhaul just proved you wrong.

6 Things You Need to Know About the Government's New Spy Law (CISPA)

Scott Lemieux, AlterNet. April 18, 2012.

CISPA would allow information sharing between corporations and the government, and presents serious dangers to individual privacy.

15 Cities Rally for National Day of Protest on Public Transit

Darlene Lombos, Labor Notes. April 8, 2012.

Marking the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination, the Amalgamated Transit Union joined with Occupy in 15 cities to protest fare hikes and cuts to public transit.

Apple Factory Storyteller Mike Daisey Claims He Lied In Service of "Higher Truth", But Instead He Hurt His Cause

Bob Garfield, Comment Is Free. March 18, 2012.

I know journalism is a narrative art and some say mere facts should serve a 'higher truth'. Another name for that is lying.

The Biggest Engine of Economic Growth? 8 Ways Taxpayers and the Government Are Necessary to Capitalism

Colin Greer, AlterNet. March 13, 2012.

Almost everything the American capitalist system needs is provided by taxpayer dollars and government action.

Why Teaching People to Think for Themselves Is Repugnant to Religious Zealots and Rick Santorum

Henry A. Giroux, TruthOut.org. February 27, 2012.

Democracy cannot function without an informed citizenry, and an ignorant public is just what Santorum and his allies count on.

Strip-Searching Kids? 6 Shocking Ways Our Schools Treat Students Like Criminals

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. February 23, 2012.

Instances of nonviolent youth treated like criminals -- strip-searched or shackled for minor infractions -- shed light on a widespread problem in America's schools.

"It's No Longer a Secure Place to Work": Working People Speak Out on Attacks on Public Employees

Melissa Chadburn, AlterNet. February 12, 2012.

California's state deficit led to furloughs for already-crunched workers--two of them share their stories of how anti-worker propaganda causes real problems.

6 Things You Should Know About Arizona's Worse-Than-Wisconsin's Attack on Public Workers

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 5, 2012.

Jan Brewer has decided to get in on the union-busting action, introducing a bill that makes Ohio's and Wisconsin's attacks on public workers look mild.

Corporate Education Reformers Plot Next Steps at Secretive Meeting

Dustin Beilke, PR Watch. February 5, 2012.

Hundreds of state legislators from across the nation went to an "island" resort on the coast of Florida to a unique "education academy" sponsored by ALEC.

Keystone XL Opponents Need a Jobs Program

Brendan Smith, Jeremy Brecher, AlterNet. February 4, 2012.

The Keystone campaign was a great success, but environmental advocates must still convince the public that they care about jobs.

The Right-Wing Zombie Lie About Public Workers That Just Won't Die

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 2, 2012.

A new study on government employees' earnings has the Right buzzing -- and some progressive pundits repeating the myth that government workers are "overpaid."

Time to Break Up Zombie Bank of America?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 26, 2012.

The B of A death watch continues as a new petition calls for federal regulators to dismantle the big bank before it implodes.

$422,320 for a College Degree? With Tuition Skyrocketing, It is Time to Rethink Higher Education

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 16, 2012.

Unless we act now, the current $1 trillion student debt bubble is going to look small in 18 years—and the only ones able to go to college will be the children of the 1%.

Privatization Nightmare: 5 Public Services That Should Never Be Handed Over to Greedy Corporations

deleted Deleted, AlterNet. November 17, 2011.

Why we all pay more when essential services are privatized.

The Cable TV Access Crisis

Eric K. Arnold, AlterNet. August 7, 2011.

With over 100 public and educational channels disappearing since the mid-2000s, we need to have a big rethink about quality public-access TV.

Why You Want the Government Running Health, Education and Defense

David Morris, OnTheCommons.org. June 5, 2011.

The public sector often provides services faster, cheaper and more effectively.

Salons: A New Intellectual Culture is Taking Shape Throughout the Country

David Rosen, AlterNet. May 9, 2011.

Amidst the long, drawn-out recovery from the Great Recession, an unprecedented flowering of intellectual life is underway.

Why Is One US City Stripping the Word 'Public' from Public Library?

David Morris, On the Commons. May 2, 2011.

The public library is a uniquely American creation. Now we have to fight to keep it public.

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