Opinion
Greed and the pain in Spain
June 19, 2012The European Union's response to the economic chaos gripping the continent seems a combination of profound delusion, and what British a reporter called "sado-monetarism" -- endless cutbacks, savage austerity, and widespread layoffs.
Read moreFish gotta swim and George Will gotta lie
June 19, 2012I find the rant against governmental regulatory power bizarre, though not surprising. Will has a lot of - I'll be polite - nerve to complain about regulatory overreach
Read more“The Revolutionary” – an American in China’s Communist Party
June 18, 2012This is the story of a civil rights activist and union organizer who became a linguist, went to China after World War II, and joined the Chinese Communist revolution.
Read moreThe minimum wage, labor and the 2012 elections
June 15, 2012Unions and labor need to speak independently for all of the working class and working families.
Read moreToday in history: England’s 99% crushed
June 15, 2012On June 15, 1381, Wat Tyler, a leader of a peasant/laborer rebellion that swept England, was killed by the king's supporters.
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