In These Times
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In These Times is a monthly magazine (formerly a biweekly magazine) of news and opinion published in Chicago. It has a circulation of over 21,000 (2004). In These Times was established in 1976 by James Weinstein, a life-long socialist, with the aid of prominent left-wing intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky and Herbert Marcuse. As a non-profit organization, In These Times is financed through subscriptions and donations. The magazine covers the labor movement, environmental issues, feminism, grassroots democracy, minority communities and the media. In These Times is also known for its ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Scott Walker and the GOP Reveal Depth of Their Voter-Exclusion Plan
A new Department of Transportation memo reveals Wisconsin Republicans intend to make the newly imposed voter ID process as onerous as possible for people seeking IDs.Posted by Dwight Rousu -
America In Decline
Corporate power’s ascendancy over politics and society—by now mostly financial—has reached the point that both political organizations, which at this stage barely ...Posted by Mike Carlson -
The Finland Phenomenon -
though we already “test students in the United States more than any other nation,” our students “perform well below those of other industrialized countries in math and ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
It’s Time to Revive an Old Rallying Cry: Labor Is Not A Commodity!
Joe Burns During last year’s strike against Mott's, the apple juice maker, Tim Budd, an employee on the bargaining team, heard a plant manager say across the bargaining ...via Seth Roberts Farber (t) -
The supply chain: another problem with nuclear power
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As Labor Goes, So Goes the Nation
What we know of as modern American liberalism, or what is more fashionably characterized today as progressive politics, is largely the result of the rise of organized labor. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Truth About Public Employees, the New Convenient Scapegoats - Working In These Times
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Will the New Assaults on Public Employee Unions Undermine All Workers?
by Art LevineYears of demonizing public employee unions as part of a right-wing assault against the labor movement now seems about to pay off. That's due in part to state ...via Seth Roberts Farber (t) -
Season of Hardship Connects Struggling Workers in Two Worlds - CommonDreams.org Headlines
by Michelle ChenMillions of Americans barely scraped by this holiday season, stuck in poverty-wage jobs or mired in unemployment. But the latest retail sector reports show ...via NewsRack -
The ‘Repo-Demo’ Party’s Three Phase Austerity Plan for America
by Jack RasmusThe Bush tax cuts are now extended. What cost $3.4 trillion over the past decade, 80% of which accrued to the wealthiest households and U.S. corporations, will ...via Gian Antelles (f)



