Opinion
Janitors strike rocks Houston, forces employers to talk
August 6, 2012Janitors here won a historic victory this past week as the contractors were forced to begin negotiations with the Service Employees International Union.
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Pros and cons of Chomsky and Hedges
August 3, 2012The left is blessed with a plethora of astute writers and powerful voices against capitalism and its predatory policies.
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Cuba crash reveals dissident links to U.S., European politicians
August 2, 2012The incident illustrates the degree to which anti-socialist dissidents in Cuba are linked to important political circles both in the United States and Europe.
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Today in history: Uprising at Nazi death camp
August 2, 2012On this date in 1943, prisoners at the Treblinka extermination camp in German-occupied Poland rebelled against Nazi guards.
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Chick Fil-A debate missing the point
August 2, 2012The debate over equal rights for LGBT Americans has recently focused, bizarrely, on an American fast food staple: the chicken sandwich.
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