politics
Unionists tell NLRB of election delays, management intimidation
July 19, 2011Unionists joined a parade of witnesses in the first of two days of NLRB hearings on its proposed rules to streamline union elections. Most of the witnesses were lawyers, including from several notorious union-busting firms.
Read moreCharlie Chaplin film fest evokes lessons for today
July 19, 2011Eighty years after his visit to Berlin, Charlie Chaplin's 80 films continue to make audiences laugh and think.
Read moreCampaign presses oil tax to save California public schools
July 18, 2011A group of public education advocates have begun a movement to tax oil extraction throughout the state of California.
Read moreAre republics democratic?
July 18, 2011If we live in a country where some citizens' votes count more than others - in other words, in which "one person, one vote" is really not the standard - how can we claim to be...
Read moreEric Cantor: GOP drama queen with an agenda
July 18, 2011Cantor's most cruel political grandstanding came after the terrible tornado that ravaged Joplin, Mo., killing and injuring hundreds this year. Cantor proclaimed that he would block all federal relief funding for the suffering people of Joplin...
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