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Poem of the week: Nizar Qabbani’s “The Old World is Dead”
February 24, 2011This unnamed verse, written in 1970, seems as if it could have been written yesterday in half a dozen nations - and in some U.S. states as well.
Read moreThe greatest recovery?
February 23, 2011Corporate executives have extracted record profits by sabotaging the recovery on every front - eliminating employees, repressing wages, withholding investment and shirking federal taxes.
Read moreCapitalism sucks: more loyal to profit abroad than jobs at home
February 22, 2011Prospects for U.S. workers in the post-recession economy are grimmer than ever.
Read moreReflections on Friday’s protest in Madison
February 21, 2011The aches in my bones from yesterday's rally in Madison, Wisconsin, were welcomed aches.
Read moreSnyder budget means more pain for Michigan workers
February 18, 2011The budget reduces business taxes by $1.8 billion. This deficit-creating proposal is made up for by increasing taxes on seniors and families by $1.7 billion.
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