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Big Business hiding more of its money

August 17, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The U.S. collects less in corporate taxes as a share of GDP than 24 out of 26 industrialized countries, ahead of only Chile and Mexico.

Emergency manager cuts endanger Detroit schools

August 17, 2011 By John Rummel

Ten thousand Detroit Public Schools teachers and support staff are quickly finding out how undemocratic Michigan's emergency manager law is.

Groups demand Bank of America stop foreclosures, pay taxes

August 17, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky

BOA made $10 billion in profits last year. However, they paid nothing in taxes.

Another hot Wisconsin election today, after big labor push

August 16, 2011 By John Wojcik

Wisconsin workers are flocking to the polls today to defend two state senators who challenged Gov. Scott Walker's attack on union organizing rights.

Protesters target BART for cell phone cutoff

August 16, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

The rowdy but nonviolent roving protest was directed both at the BART's cell phone shutdown and BARTs police' fatal shooting of a homeless man last month.