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D.C. taxi drivers join Teamsters
October 31, 2013In the latest instance of a group of low-wage, hard-to-organize workers banding together and joining unions, taxi drivers in Washington, D.C., are joining Teamsters Local 922.
Read moreAFT’S Weingarten: School reformers ignore “elephant in the room”
October 31, 2013Weingarten was one of several panelists who challenged the prevailing mythology about schools, including the teach-to-the-test goals the right wing has imposed on U.S. schools.
Read morePrivate contractors rip off Medicaid
October 31, 2013In yet another attempt to derail implementation of Obamacare, House Republicans questioned representatives of IT companies about the failure of healthcare.gov.
Read moreNo ordinary crisis: The shutdown and its aftermath
October 31, 2013Defunding Obamacare by undemocratic means was to be the first trophy in a power play by a reactionary clique and their big-pocketed financial backers.
Read moreCongress pressed to pass Wall Street “Robin Hood tax”
October 30, 2013"With the financial transaction tax we can raise the revenue we need and discourage excessive speculation on Wall Street."
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