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The Return of Collateral Murder
The dreaded U.S. Apache helicopters, flown by U.S. pilots, are back in Iraq just two-and-a-half years after the U.S. military…
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Harris v Quinn: labor attacked again
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Harris v Quinn case strikes at the financial core of the union. Those forces…
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Looking back at the 1964 Civil Rights Act
This July 2nd we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The most obvious and really glaring…
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Hobby Lobby, Supreme Court: Fight back!
Heads up, ladies! If you are a woman who might need to make sure you don’t get pregnant (for whatever…
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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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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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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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