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ActivismDecember 10, 2014
Meet the Group of Feisty Urban Progressives Who Want to Transform the Country One City at a Time
At a Local Progress gathering in New York City, “pothole progressives” shared strategies for a grassroots, social justice revival.
Steve Early
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September 3, 2014
Letters
Richmond, a work in progress… romancing Palestine… porking the wuzzle… FSM 50th anniversary…
Our Readers and Steve Early
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Environmental IssuesMay 21, 2014
Can Big Oil Retake Richmond, California?
In 2008, progressives won control of City Hall. Now, as elections loom, Chevron wants to take it back.
Steve Early
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EconomicsFebruary 26, 2013
Why Workers Should Be Wary About Corporate ‘Wellness’
Disguised as health promotion, it’s another form of cost-shifting to employees, in which some will be unfairly penalized.
Steve Early
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LaborNovember 22, 2011
Kaiser Permanente Workers Choose Sides
What’s the best way to deal with contract concessions demanded by the big HMO, labor-management “partnership” or rank-and-file militancy?
Steve Early
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ActivismMarch 10, 2011
Vermont’s Struggle for Single-Payer Healthcare
Could the Green Mountain state be the first in the country to offer accessible healthcare to all its citizens?
Steve Early
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EconomyOctober 21, 2009
Why the Health Insurance Excise Tax Is a Bad Idea
Max Baucus’s scheme to tax the benefits of workers slightly better off–so revenue can be raised for private insurance subsidies–is a lose-lose proposition.
Steve Early and Rand Wilson
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LaborDecember 16, 2008
A Teamster Apart: Ron Carey Remembered
Two colleagues remember Ron Carey, the reformer and Teamsters Union president, who weathered controversy and won battles on his own terms.
Steve Early and Rand Wilson
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Labor OrganizingOctober 23, 2007
Whatever Happened to the Eight-Hour Day?
Americans spend more time on the job than workers in any other country. Isn’t it time presumably labor-friendly Democrats did something about it?
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
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Internet and New MediaMay 14, 2007
Broadband Redlining Targets Rural America
Will rural America become roadkill on the information superhighway?
Steve Early