Russell Athletic caves in the face of student opposition to anti-worker business practices The nationwide student movement to stop sweatshops achieved an unprecedented victory today
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Debunking the “2012” nonsense The New York Times’ Dennis Overbye talks to astronomers who have been fielding phone calls and letters from people panicked that
LaunchMore than a dozen lawmakers’ statements about the health care debate were ghostwritten by lobbyists working for Genentech, a biotechnology company […] In an interview,
LaunchSome people say torture isn’t torture
Every so often The Associated Press goes out of its way to deliver a fresh reminder that it’s not a reliable or reputable source of
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Southwest Washington 2010 legislative races take shape The Olympian summarizes fundraising efforts by several incumbent southwest Washington Democratic and Republican legislators and the handful of
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Wal-Mart to force employees to work on Thanksgiving In an overreaction to last year’s “Black Friday’ deaths, the world’s largest and greediest retailer has announced
LaunchTwenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC poll has found widespread dissatisfaction with free-market capitalism. In the global poll for
LaunchI want finance to work for us not for itself… It’s simply not fair that bankers are continuing to trouser telephone number bonuses at the
LaunchToo often we have seen Wall Street hollow out companies by draining their cash and assets and hollowing out communities by shedding jobs and shuttering
LaunchBuilding With Whole Trees – NYTimes.com
Building With Whole Trees – NYTimes.com The New York Times has a must-read article about a Wisconsin architect who builds structures sustainably out of whole
LaunchDino Rossi, a veteran of two brutal defeats in his campaigns for governor, watched from afar, looking every bit the man who was glad he
LaunchThe conflict at Kraft is igniting other popular protests across the country, with student associations, human rights groups like Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo,
LaunchCommunity banks, credit unions going on offense against Wall Street
Community banks, credit unions going on offense against Wall Street The New York Times explains how credit unions and community banks all across America are
LaunchPoll shows support for ban on texting while drive
Poll shows support for ban on texting while drive Surprise, surprise… Turns out that Americans have become aware that texting from behind the wheel isn’t
LaunchThe question shouldn’t be what could have done? The right question is what should we do now? If Boeing is going (and I don’t want
LaunchPrivacy looms over gay rights vote
Privacy looms over gay rights vote The New York Times takes a look at Referendum 71 and its sponsors’ attempts to prevent Secretary of State
LaunchOne of the dangers is that the cause of the MST will become isolated in rural matters and forget to include the cities… Just as
LaunchCompany officials have hinted that the company has somehow outgrown Seattle, and that this move makes them more worldly. By that logic, would moving company
LaunchThis is a disappointing moment for our state and for Boeing customers. We had an opportunity today to take a step toward workforce stability and
LaunchSteelworkers Form Collaboration with Mondragon
Steelworkers Form Collaboration with Mondragon “We see today’s agreement as a historic first step towards making union co-ops a viable business model that can create
LaunchChamber mad about climate crisis stunt; sues Yes Men
Chamber mad about climate crisis stunt; sues Yes Men It’s official: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce does not have a sense of humor. Days after
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