Privatization
In tea party town would fire fighters watch as houses burn?
October 7, 2010Last week the nation saw a preview of life in an America as envisioned by ultra-right tea party types - a country where everything will be "privatized," more frightening than anything the cinema has to offer.
Read moreIn defense of librarians
October 6, 2010I feel for the librarians in Santa Clarita, Calif., as their library system sells their jobs out from under them.
Read moreEconomic crises and modern Greek mythology
July 7, 2010Major media in the U.S. and Europe offer myths to explain Greece's economic crisis.
Read moreIn a rare show of unity, Indian unions demonstrate together
April 11, 2010Nine major trade union federations of India demonstrated together last month on five essential issues that affect a vast majority of Indian people.
Read moreIndianapolis pushes water privatization
April 1, 2010Republican Mayor Greg Ballard wants to sell the city's publicly owned water and sewer utility to Citizens Gas, putting hundreds of union jobs at risk.
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