Labor

Public Schools, Billionaire Agendas: The Threat of the 'Parent Revolution' Campaign

By Gary Cohn / Frying Pan News

The "parent-trigger” movement is being heavily financed by the conservative Walton Family Foundation, one of the nation’s largest anti-union organizations.

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45 Years After MLK Assassination, What Have We Learned?

By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

What You Need to Know About Today’s Fast Food Strikes

By Steven Hsieh / AlterNet

When America Came 'This Close' to Establishing a 30-Hour Workweek

By John de Graaf / AlterNet

Republicans Love Sequester Until It Hurts Their Districts

By Leo Gerard / AlterNet

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Breaking Down This Week's Fast Food Strikes in St. Louis and Detroit

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Labor

A Crucifixion in Memphis: The King Assassination and What We Know Now

Mark Thompson / AlterNet

Walmart Wants to Take Exploitation to the Next Level and Have Customers Deliver Orders

Laura Clawson / DailyKos

Why Is Socialism Doing So Darn Well in Deep-Red North Dakota?

Les Leopold / AlterNet

Labor and Enviro Leaders Move Beyond Their Differences to a Common Vision for the Future

Joe Uehlein, Gus Speth / AlterNet

Defying Michigan Voters, Gov. Rick Snyder Takes Over Detroit

Harriet Rowan / PR Watch

Will the Banks Be Allowed to Bilk Americans the Way Cyprus Tried to Shake Down Its Citizens?

Leo Gerard / AlterNet

Are the Chicago School Closings Racist?

Samantha Winslow / Labor Notes

Corporations Pay Lower Tax Rates Than Ever While Lobbying For Even Bigger Tax Breaks

Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress

Walmart's Death Grip on Groceries Is Making Life Worse for Millions of People (Hard Times USA)

Stacy Mitchell / AlterNet

Meet the CEO Who Cut Worker Pay in Half While Pulling in $21 Million Last Year

Sam Pizzigati / Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality

Outrageous: David Cay Johnston Explains How Big Corporations Withhold Your Taxes and Then Pocket Them

Joshua Holland / AlterNet

Save the Postal Service! Sunday Day of Action

Jamie Partridge / Labor Notes

One Reason GOP Loves the Sequester: It Punishes Union Workers

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

How Student Loans Are Keeping You Out Of The Middle Class

Zach Duffy / Campus Progress

Are Your Clothes Made in a Sweatshop?

Jake Blumgart / Salon

CVS to Penalize Workers Who Don't Fork Over Personal Health Information

Steven Hsieh / AlterNet

Can Unions Save the Arts and Other 'Creative' Professions?

Scott Timberg / Salon

Smacking Down Right Wing Lies About Labor Nominee Tom Perez

Hannah Groch-Begley, Sergio Munoz, Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America

The Real Reason Scout Prouty Leaked the Famous Romney "47%" Video -- It Was Over Romney Profiting from Slave Labor

Marty Kaplan / AlterNet

What Recovery? Across America, People in Distressed Cities and Small Towns Face Economic Catastrophe

Louis Ferleger, Jacob M. Magid / AlterNet

The 21st-Century Version of Slavery Is Widespread In America

Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet

Republicans: There's No Debt Crisis, We Just Want to Screw the Poor

Alyssa Figueroa / AlterNet

Why Unions Are Going Into the Co-op Business

Amy Dean / YES! Magazine

Restaurant Horror Show: How Servers Are Abused

Matt Frassica / Salon.com

With Inequality Spiraling Out of Control It's Insane to Consider Cutting Social Security

Sarah Anderson / AlterNet

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