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Corporate Grinch: GE Threatens to Kill Christmas Rather than Negotiate with Workers in Good Faith

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

All Tiny Tim wanted was to be a member of his local.

Enjoyed the Health-Care Debate? We'll Keep Chasing Our Tails Until We Start Taking American Democracy Seriously

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

The debates over health-care, financial reform and everything else ring hollow as long as we ignore what lies at the root of Washington's dysfunction.

Not One More Tax Dollar For the Banks

by Dean Baker, Comment Is Free

The millions of American families struggling to keep up with their bubble-era mortgages are the ones who deserve help.

Conservatives Can Really Be Heartless Bastards

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Stunning that someone could be this obtuse.

Dispatches from the Real Economy: They're Locking Up the Deodorant

by Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise

You can tell a lot by what gets displayed in a case behind lock and key.

Where Does Karl Rove Find the Nerve to Criticize Anyone About Deficits?

by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly

The chutzpah!

New Info Shows the Stimulus Is Working, Time for Conservatives to Thank Obama

by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly

There's no mystery here. The debate is over. The stimulus has made a real, positive difference.

Predatory Capitalism Alert: Watch Out for These Credit Card Scams

by DaveJ , Open Left

When is something going to start getting done about these scams?

Supremes to Decide if Idle Rich's Scenic Ocean Views More Important than Public Beaches, the Environment

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

A popular coastal reclamation program is being threatened by short-sighted scumbags.

What Does it Mean to Take Sarah Palin and the Tea-Bagger Set "Seriously"?

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

I know we're supposed to, but ...

Detroit Restaurant Workers Rally Against Wage-Stealing Restaurant Chain Detroit Restaurant Workers Rally Against Wage-Stealing Restaurant Chain

Paul Abowd, Labor Notes. December 1, 2009.
Members of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan demonstrated against a slew of minimum-wage violations.

Are You Brave Enough to Say No to a High-Stress Holiday? Are You Brave Enough to Say No to a High-Stress Holiday?

Bill McKibben, Grist.org. November 30, 2009.
The problem with Christmas is that no one much likes it anymore.

How Free-Market Delusions Destroyed the Economy How Free-Market Delusions Destroyed the Economy

Raj Patel, Picador Press. November 30, 2009.
The worship of free markets set off the economic meltdown.

This Is George Bush's Recession: Why Doesn't Anybody Talk About That? This Is George Bush's Recession: Why Doesn't Anybody Talk About That?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 30, 2009.
If the partisan tables were turned, the GOP would waste no time laying the blame on Democrats. We need to do the same to build political capital for key fights ahead.

How One Journalist Learned About Modern Union-Busting the Hard Way How One Journalist Learned About Modern Union-Busting the Hard Way

Seth Sandronsky, AlterNet. November 28, 2009.
Sara Steffens thought that labor negotiations were civilized affairs ... until her newsroom became a battlefield.

Don't Fear the Deficit Bogeyman Don't Fear the Deficit Bogeyman

John Miller, Dollars and Sense. November 26, 2009.
A second dose of deficit-financed stimulus spending would create a lot of jobs that America needs.

Bailed-Out AIG Forcing Poor to Choose Between Running Water and Food Bailed-Out AIG Forcing Poor to Choose Between Running Water and Food

Yasha Levine, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.
Thanks to AIG, some of the poorest residents of rural Kentucky learned you can always be made poorer by corporate villains.

White House's Ties to Health Care Industry Deeper Than Visitor Records Show White House's Ties to Health Care Industry Deeper Than Visitor Records Show

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.
The White House released records cataloguing 575 visits by health care industry heavyweights since Jan. 20. The ties run deep.

4 Myths About Taxes, Debunked 4 Myths About Taxes, Debunked

Paul Buchheit, AlterNet. November 25, 2009.
Contrary to what the richest of the rich tell you, a little bit of wealth redistribution will greatly help America.

Is Amazon.com Screwing You Over? Is Amazon.com Screwing You Over?

Steve Brown, AlterNet. November 25, 2009.
Amazon is charging -- and pocketing -- exorbitant shipping and handling fees, and someone somewhere is getting rich from it.

The Vampire Banks Are Back: Will There Ever Be Meaningful Financial Reform? The Vampire Banks Are Back: Will There Ever Be Meaningful Financial Reform?

Dean Baker, CounterPunch. November 25, 2009.
The halls of Congress are infected with financial industry lobbyists looking to block necessary changes to our broken financial system.

What Happened to That Prosperity Tax-Cutters Promised Us? What Happened to That Prosperity Tax-Cutters Promised Us?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. November 24, 2009.
Members of the super-rich elite don't care who gets burned by 30 years of tax cuts. Here's why we should.

Labor Against the War Shifting Sights to Afghanistan Occupation Labor Against the War Shifting Sights to Afghanistan Occupation

Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes. November 23, 2009.
Because of domestic issues like health care reform, many unions have remained silent about Afghanistan. That's about to change.

15 Signs American Society Is Coming Apart at the Seams 15 Signs American Society Is Coming Apart at the Seams

David DeGraw, Amped Status. November 21, 2009.
Are we nearing a tipping point as rapacious elites push a heavily armed populace too far?

Economic Crisis Is Getting Bloody -- Violent Deaths Are Now Following Evictions, Foreclosures and Job Losses Economic Crisis Is Getting Bloody -- Violent Deaths Are Now Following Evictions, Foreclosures and Job Losses

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 20, 2009.
Despite ever rosier economic predictions and a surging stock market, the body count from the economic crisis is destined only to grow in the weeks and months ahead.

Pharmaceutical Giant Paid $500,000 to Psychiatrist Who Used Chicago's Poor as Guinea Pigs Pharmaceutical Giant Paid $500,000 to Psychiatrist Who Used Chicago's Poor as Guinea Pigs

Christina Jewett and Sam Roe, ProPublica. November 20, 2009.
Dr. Michael Reinstein reaped a cool half million off his patients' misery.

Thanks to GM, People Are Being Displaced So Their Forests Can Become Offsets for SUVs Thanks to GM, People Are Being Displaced So Their Forests Can Become Offsets for SUVs

Mark Schapiro, Mother Jones. November 18, 2009.
Should we focus on industries paying to preserve distant trees rather than reducing emissions closer to home? It's the question of the day in Washington and Copenhagen.

Why Can't Prosecutors Even Come Close to Taking Down Wall Street Thugs? Why Can't Prosecutors Even Come Close to Taking Down Wall Street Thugs?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. November 17, 2009.
As the big bank bonus grab shifts into overdrive, doing "God's work" has never seemed so lucrative.

For 12-Year-Old Without an Arm, Insurance Has Run Out For 12-Year-Old Without an Arm, Insurance Has Run Out

Danielle Ivory, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. November 17, 2009.
12 year old Benjamin French lives in one of 33 states where insurance companies are allowed to set annual and lifetime caps on prosthetic coverage.

Why Won't Obama Give You a Job? Why Won't Obama Give You a Job?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 17, 2009.
Wall Street's raking in massive profits and paying its execs and traders record bonuses, thanks in part to government cash. What about ordinary Americans?

Companies Kill 16 Workers A Day Companies Kill 16 Workers A Day

Robert Greenwald. November 16, 2009.
Sixteen workers are killed a day in the United States because of reckless negligence on the part of their employers.

Did Big Oil Win the War in Iraq? Did Big Oil Win the War in Iraq?

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. November 14, 2009.
As U.S. and British oil companies sign contracts with the Iraqi government, is it time to declare Big Oil the "victor" in the bloody venture?

Don't You Think It's Time to Reinstate the Laws That Would Have Prevented the Financial Crash? Don't You Think It's Time to Reinstate the Laws That Would Have Prevented the Financial Crash?

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. November 14, 2009.
It's been 10 years since Washington repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, the moment we got royally screwed by the banking system -- and we're still paying the price.

Real Recovery Is Easy to Spell: J-O-B-S Real Recovery Is Easy to Spell: J-O-B-S

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.
The latest job numbers mock the smiley-faced claims of economists and polticos that the Great Recession is over.

Rachel Maddow: Corporations Are Rachel Maddow: Corporations Are "Child Labor-Endorsing, Pro-Slavery Freaks" for Trying to Skirt Trade Laws

AlterNet. November 11, 2009.
"How will the corporations save themselves from that onerous rule that you can‘t use slaves and prisoners and children to make your products"?

What Can the Morass of the 1970s Tell Us About the Current Economic Crisis? What Can the Morass of the 1970s Tell Us About the Current Economic Crisis?

Alejandro Reuss, Dollars and Sense. November 10, 2009.
Whether the gears of a capitalist economy mesh or not depends on the institutional framework in which capitalist companies operate.

Who's Paying for the Recession Most of All? Young Workers Who's Paying for the Recession Most of All? Young Workers

Lizzy Ratner, The Nation. November 10, 2009.
Young people have lost 2.5 million jobs to the crisis, making them the hardest-hit age group.

As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence? As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 9, 2009.
The economic crisis revealed late-capitalism's central offense: Human beings are being transparently treated if they were mere transactions. And they're going postal over it.

How a Public Jobs Program Could Put America Back on Track How a Public Jobs Program Could Put America Back on Track

Julianne Malveaux, The Progressive. November 6, 2009.
The same nation that created a Works Progress Administration in the 1930s should create another one in the 21st century.

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed.

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