Labor
Murder of Tunisian leftist causes uproar
February 12, 2013Tunisia was the site of the first blooming of the "Arab Spring." The assassination of Tunisian leftist politician Chokri Belaid by unknown gunmen has thrown this North African country into turmoil.
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Workers at Brooklyn Cablevision demand: “Bring ’em back!”
February 11, 2013Scores of workers at dusk on February 6 chanted for Cablevision to rehire 22 workers.
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Can we cure inequality, and how?
February 7, 2013Joseph Stiglitz views growing inequality (a Marxist might say "the growing class divide") as a threat that may block economic recovery.
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Connecticut nursing home battle may go to Supreme Court
February 7, 2013The conflict between almost 700 workers at five Connecticut nursing homes and their chain employer may be headed for the Supreme Court.
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Right-to-work (for less) laws speed to Michigan high court
February 7, 2013Michigan's two controversial right-to-work laws are headed on a fast track to the state's Supreme Court.
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