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Endless War Isn’t the Answer to 9/11
Tens of millions of people will soon observe the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. In New York City, the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died on that day will be read out loud, and presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama will join the families of the victims to unveil a new memorial.
The Government Can and Should Help Create Jobs Now
Creating jobs isn’t cheap or easy. Not for the private sector and not for the public sector.
People-Powered Media
Our power to influence politics is limited by the media’s willingness to cover the stories about the rest of us. That’s why some of the largest protests in U.S. history failed to stop the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and why months of pro-labor protests in Wisconsin this year attracted scant attention compared with much smaller-scale tea party rallies.
The Rich are Raking it in, so Where are the Jobs?
Ah, Labor Day, the holiday when we honor Organized Labor. You know, unions and stuff like that. Yes, there’ll be picnics and speeches detailing the enormous contribution unions make to our nation’s prosperity. Political candidates will extol the virtues of the American worker and…
Mass-Marketing Goes Platinum
In today’s fast-moving world of consumer styles, when you’re out, you’re out. Not just out-of-style, but so far out that you no longer interest the big marketers.
Catering to the Rich
The War on Labor
Here in investor-laden Connecticut, labor just scored a rare coup. We became the first state to require universal paid sick leave.
The Lineup: Week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2011
In this Labor Day special, Sam Pizzigati casts a light on corporate consultants who recommend gutting the pay of America’s most experienced and skilled workers.
The Lineup: Week of Aug. 22-28, 2011
Ann Mesnikoff hails the government’s plans to strengthen fuel-efficiency standards and Jim Hightower laments a “loopy crusade” against energy-efficient light bulbs.
Paving the Way to 60 Miles per Gallon
Americans use a lot of oil every day: nearly 20 million barrels — or, if you prefer, 840 million gallons. About 9 million of these barrels go toward feeding our cars and trucks every day. What’s more, paying for all of this oil drains as much as $1 billion from our economy to foreign oil producers.
