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When do Alito & Roberts defend free speech?
On June 30, the Supreme Court’s latest decision against unions was just one more step in the arch-reactionary majority’s drive…
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Heroin’s resurgence and other white lines
NYC’s firefighters and emergency medical technicians will today (7/1/14) begin to administer a medication that has the ability to rescue…
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SCOTUS, lesser evils and how to win
The Hobby Lobby and Harris rulings handed down on June 30th are clear reminders of the reactionary times in which…
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Chicago minimum wage task force: CEOs in, workers out
So, the Mayor has put together a minimum wage task force. It’s supposed to make a proposal to raise the…
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Iraq, the anti-war movement & the struggle vs. capitalism
I gave the following as a talk at a Socialism Conference hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation celebrating…
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Bosses OUT of our uteruses!
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled June 30 that in addition to free speech, corporations also have religious…
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Toothpaste bombs: Media forgets “our” terrorism
Prompted by a U.S. government leak designed to keep the American public’s fear of “terrorists” at a level high enough…
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Kids these days
I recently came across this article about a survey done by a marketing firm on the preferences and attitudes of…
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Pesticides linked to greater autism risk
While Tennessee is set to implement a new law that criminalizes women for using drugs during pregnancy (despite inconclusive evidence…
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52,000 kids left behind
Children in immigration detention As a teacher of young children, I feel especially enraged by violence against children. That’s why…
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