Auto Bailout: 'We're Gonna Own Your Ass'
As the Big Three executives return to Congress to plead for new loans to bail out the auto industry, political debates erupted again this week over whether or not the federal government has managed the economic crisis adequately.
Reforming Higher Education: Build a Comprehensive System
College tuition and fees have risen about three times as much a median family income since the Reagan administration, reported a new study this week from the Center for Public Policy and Education.
Power Cuts, Fuel Shortages Affect Health and Water Supplies in Occupied Palestinian Territories
Adel Abu Sido, 31, a taxi driver from Gaza City, stands over his two-week old premature baby, Hadil, dreading her air supply may abruptly stop.
Workers Express High Approval for Unions
Strengthening the ability of workers to join or organize labor unions may be the key to economic recovery. While approximately only 10 percent of American workers are currently members of unions, a new survey published this week by Gallup found that about six in 10 workers have a positive view of labor unions.
Saving the Big 3 for You and Me
I drive an American car. It's a Chrysler. That's not an endorsement. It's more like a cry for pity. And now for a decades-old story, retold ad infinitum by tens of millions of Americans, a third of whom have had to desert their country to simply find a damn way to get to work in something that won't break down.
Barack Obama Addresses Race, Unity Questions
It comes as no surprise that he will be named Ebony magazine's 'person of the year.' In an exclusive interview with that magazine, set to hit newsstands on Dec. 9th, President-elect Barack Obama reiterated some of the basic themes that won him the election.
Union Leader Slams Wall Street/GOP Hypocrisy
In a segment titled 'Talk Me Down' on Dec. 2, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow spoke with United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard who fired back at right-wing and corporate attacks on working families as the cause of the financial crisis.
GSU Study Recommends: Keep Some Public Housing
Georgia State University Assistant Professors in Sociology, Erin Ruel and Deirdre Oakley, have released a preliminary report recommending, among other things, that some public housing units in Atlanta be kept open for residents who do not want to move.
Supermarket Union Calls for Investigation into Death of Long Island Wal-mart Worker
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500, New York State’s largest grocery workers Union, has called for an immediate investigation by Federal, State and Local authorities into the “avoidable” death of a Wal-mart worker at the Valley Stream, Long Island Wal-mart.
Do I Really Need Another Phone Book?
Many of us have little or no use for phonebooks anymore. While such directories are helpful for that occasional look-up of a service provider or pizza place, consumers and businesses increasingly rely on the Internet to find goods and services.
