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Mob protest at Ground Zero takes aim at Bill of Rights
June 8, 2010NEW YORK - An angry mob showed up in lower Manhattan to protest the opening of an "extremist Islamic center that aims to mock the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, and create an army of jihadists...
Read moreBP and disaster capitalism
June 7, 2010A Gulf Coast disaster has again shocked an entire nation. The callous corporate disregard for safety, workers' lives and environmental devastation is infuriating and mind-boggling.
Read moreWhat the economic conversation needs to be about
June 6, 2010The focus on "fiscal responsibility" conceals the real causes of the crisis, and if we don't address those we don't have a snowball's chance in hell of lifting workers out of the quicksand.
Read moreBehind the employment headlines
June 4, 2010Today's business reports will headline a 431,000 growth in employment during May - but there's one little problem: nearly all were temporary Census jobs.
Read moreNYC: No need for budget cuts; tax the rich
June 3, 2010Reading the news, one could be forgiven for believing the false notion that there is too little money in the state of New York.
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