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Walmart really hates unions. That news doesn’t come as a surprise—the US-based retailing giant has been engaging in unionbusting tactics for years, including when presidential candidate Hillary...
The New York Times recently published two of the year’s most important stories. For those who were too distracted by Hurricane Sandy or election activities to read them, allow me to sum up: The...
I was talking to someone yesterday, a state government worker somewhere in the United States (I’ll be vague for confidentiality’s sake), and she mentioned that prisoners had recently taken over...
As the ongoing fight about a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) bill rages on in the United States, a recent report in New York has raised questions about the effectiveness of...
In his press conference Tuesday night, Barack Obama took pains to emphasize that comprehensive solutions were needed to the economic crisis, and that working families were suffering and needed help...