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How Ronald Reagan Broke the Air Traffic Controllers Union--And Why That Fight Still Matters

Jefferson Cowie, Dissent Magazine. March 25, 2012.

The PATCO strike has become the pivotal event in almost everyone’s understanding of the massive realignment of class power in the United States in the last few decades.

Are Slower Cities Better for Bikers, the Air, and Our Mental Health?

Will Doig, Salon. December 18, 2011.

Cities around the world are considering radical new speed limits on cars -- slowing down in the name of progress.

The Stop Online Piracy Act is Class War in Cyberspace, Enriching the 1% at the Expense of the 99%

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. December 5, 2011.

SOPA would require every web site in the country to become unpaid copyright enforcement officers for Time Warner, Disney and The Washington Post, among others.

Vision: The 5 Smartest Policies Enacted by American Cities in 2010

Amy M. Traub, DMI Blog. December 23, 2010.

Developers wanting tax breaks had to ensure that workers in the taxpayer-subsidized hotels, supermarkets, or office buildings were paid the industry-standard prevailing wage.

Cities Shortening Yellow Traffic Lights for Deadly Profit

Scott Thill, AlterNet. February 23, 2010.

Some cities have been shortening yellow lights to nab drivers with a ticket. But studies show that they're raking in the bucks at the expense of public safety.

Our Failed Drug War: U.S. Official Says Drug Traffic Will Return to Caribbean, But Does Not Acknowledge Policy Failures

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


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