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What's the Difference Between a Liberal and a Progressive? |
by David Sirota
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19 Oct 2005
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We can see a good example of this hestitation from Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) in his "health care to hybrids" proposal. As the Detroit News reports, Obama is calling "for using government money to relieve Detroit automakers of some of their staggering health care obligations if they commit to improving fuel economy by 3 percent a year for 15 years." |
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75% of American Workers Don't Have Decent Wages and Benefits |
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19 Oct 2005
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"The U.S. economy has failed to convert long-term economic growth into better jobs," said John Schmitt, CEPR economist and author of the report. "Despite huge improvements in the average educational level our workforce, most American workers still don't have a job that pays a decent wage and provides health insurance and a pension." |
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GATS as a Political Project |
by Christina Deckwirth
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19 Oct 2005
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The goal of GATS is promoting worldwide liberalization of trade and investments in the service sector.. Call 1-800-828-0428 and urge your senators to reject any budget reconciliation that includes Medicade cuts. |
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In the Commission of History or God |
by Florian Roetzer
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18 Oct 2005
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Bush compares Islamic extremists literally with communism..Bush maintains his ideology that the oarigin of terrorism has nothing to do with the policy of the US.. What is central isnt US or western values but the final victory over the "enemies of humanity". |
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Ressurrecting Climate Indymedia |
by kimk
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17 Oct 2005
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Get involved with restarting this Global IMC project!
The global importance of reporting on climate issues and community climate action/protests cannot be overstated. To this end, I am proposing the resurrection of climate indymedia. |
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News :: Education : Elections & Legislation : Political-Economy |
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At Public Universities, Warnings of Privatization |
by Sam Dillon
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16 Oct 2005
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John D. Wiley, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said that during the years after World War II, America built the world's greatest system of public higher education.
"We're now in the process of dismantling all that..."
The Morrill Act of 1862 granted federal land to states to finance the creation of public universities, and one of their core missions ever since has been to provide services that promote the well-being of communities and states. Today, educators using the term "privatization" say universities are being forced to abandon this social compact. In the process, many major public universities are looking more like private ones.
As private donations and federal grants make up a larger proportion of universities' revenue, more professors are paid mainly to conduct research. And as state financing drops, more building projects depend on private philanthropy. |
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BTL:Iraq's Draft Constitution, If Approved, Could Provoke Civil War |
by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
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16 Oct 2005
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Interview with Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst and senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris |
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