Monday, September 5, 2011
Discharged for Being Gay, Veterans Seek to Re-enlist | Truthout
Discharged for Being Gay, Veterans Seek to Re-enlist | Truthout
"...By some estimates, hundreds of gay men and lesbians among the more than 13,000 who were discharged under the policy have contacted recruiters or advocacy groups saying they want to re-enlist after the policy is repealed on Sept. 20..."
Busting the Union Busters | Truthout
Busting the Union Busters | Truthout
"...Probably nothing could be more damaging to the labor movement in general than the attempts by anti-union forces to weaken unions at all levels of government by trying to limit - if not withdraw - their collective bargaining rights and right to strike, in addition to unilaterally cutting the pay and pensions, health care, and other benefits their unions have won in bargaining. ..."
Taking Back Labor Day | Truthout
Taking Back Labor Day | Truthout
Taking Back Labor Day
by: Amy Dean, Truthout | Op-Ed
After Ohio Governor Kasich and Republicans in the legislature passed Senate Bill 5, which strips public workers of their collective bargaining rights, a broad coalition came together under the We Are Ohio banner to fight back and put a recall of the repressive legislation on the ballot. They delivered nearly 1.3 million signatures to the secretary of state's office in support of the initiative. (Photo:ProgressOhio)
While many would say there is little for working people to celebrate as we approach this Labor Day, I see new hope in the rising number of working people standing up to fight back for themselves and all working-class families. Despite an unprecedented wave of attacks on our country's workers, or maybe because of them, working people across the country have...
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The Definitive Guide to Bigotry in the 2012 Republican Primaries (So Far) | Truthout
The Definitive Guide to Bigotry in the 2012 Republican Primaries (So Far) | Truthout
The Definitive Guide to Bigotry in the 2012 Republican Primaries (So Far)
by: Sally Kohn, Colorlines | News Analysis
Republican presidential candidates before a debate at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2011. From left: Herman Cain, the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. (Photo: Max Whittaker / The New York Times)
There is a reflecting pool between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial in our nation’s capital. Stretched out between the memories of two presidents, the water reminds us that politics are merely a reflection of American society, for better or worse. The best of our society was on display 48 years ago when hundreds of thousands of Americans stood in scenic unity along the reflecting pool in support of civil rights....
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