Labor's New Deal
Andy Stern : Budget
Where the New Deal once served to rebalance the power between labor and capital, we are now perilously out of balance.
2007
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The Kids Aren't Alright
Sharon Lerner : Working Conditions
President Bush's neglect of government-sponsored childcare programs has a steep price. Children are paying.
2006
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A New Idea Grows in Alabama
Poverty, race and obesity have a lot in common. In Alabama an underfunded federal program addresses the problem by providing fresh produce to low-income residents and seniors.
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The Gutting of the Civil Service
Dan Zegart : Regulations & Regulatory Agencies
The Bush Administration has so politicized government agencies that an entire culture of civil service professionals is being replaced by conservative political operatives loyal only to the White House.
2005
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Fiddling While Crucial Programs Starve
Has the United States become like ancient Rome, in love with costly conquest?
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