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Big business drives Illinois anti-teacher bill

January 6, 2011 By Lance Cohn And John Bachtell

CHICAGO - Under the guise of "school reform," big corporate foundations, banking and speculative hedge fund investors are pulling out all stops to ram an anti-teacher measure through the Illinois state legislature.

2010: Labor wins some, loses some

January 4, 2011 By John Wojcik

Labor posted some wins — and losses — in 2010.

A parting thought

December 31, 2010 By Sam Webb

With the end of the year fast approaching, I decided to join the pundits and leave one parting thought. So here goes!

Class warfare looms in 2011

December 28, 2010 By PW Editorial Board

We've already gotten a harbinger of the class warfare that the emboldened Republican right will wage against the people when the new Congress convenes in January.

Which way forward for the left

December 22, 2010 By Jarvis Tyner

After the midterm election, there is a vigorous debate taking place among left and progressive people about which way forward. Here is a contribution from Communist Party leader Jarvis Tyner.