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The fiscal cliff and odd bedfellows
December 19, 2012If we are to believe the leaks on the deal being cut for the fiscal cliff, it appears that Obama's agenda was narrow-restore fiscal sanity by upping the tax rates on very high earners.
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Guns, profits and Sandy Hook
December 19, 2012Unless there is a sustained public movement to curb guns as a source of profit, the corporate profit drive will continue to push guns and oppose common sense regulations just to make money.
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Today in Labor History: Greyhound strike ends
December 19, 2012On this day in 1983, a 47-day strike against Greyhound by its workers, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, ended.
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Google-funded spy tech to prey on poachers
December 18, 2012Both surveillance technology and Google have generated controversyt. But in opposition to the growing international threat of poaching, however, many feel they can be put to good use.
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New Yorkers continue the fight for paid sick leave
December 18, 2012One million New Yorkers can't take a day off when they're sick. A bill would make sure they earn paid sick days and would prevent workers from losing their jobs just because they or their children...
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