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Waste Company Locks Out Teamsters in Bid to Eliminate Pensions

Josh Eidelson, In These Times. May 15, 2012.

Teamsters Local 215 says it offered to extend the current contract into the future, but Republic insisted on eliminating pensions and replacing them with a 401(k).

Rare Rolling Sympathy Strike Beats Garbage Company That Tries to Trash Its Promise

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. March 29, 2012.

Teamsters in Alabama went on strike against a giant garbage company--and in Seattle, New York and Ohio, workers joined them in solidarity, in a move that's usually illegal.

Lawrence Goodwyn: The Great Predicament Facing Obama

Jan Frel, Lawrence Goodwyn, AlterNet. October 30, 2010.

An interview with legendary historian Lawrence Goodwyn on Obama, the larger currents in our political life, and the possibility of a rebirth in our democratic culture.

It's Not Too Late for Obama to Choose Between Being a Peace President and War President

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. October 23, 2009.

Obama can choose between going on the peace maker-route, or take the path of recent presidents and continue with the war games.

The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America

Robert Scheer, Twelve. June 27, 2008.

The huge "defense" spending going on in our name is irrational and costly, but there are powerful vested interests that want to keep it that way.

The 'War on Terror' Is Really the War on Our Republic

Robert Parry, Consortium News. January 26, 2007.

From the beginning of the "war on terror," George W. Bush has lied to the American people about the goals, motivation and even the identity of the enemy -- and that is sounding the death knell for the Republic.

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