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Wages and Immigrants: ‘Cheap Labor’ Might Give You a Raise

by Michelle Chen

February 08, 2010


In fact, immigrant workers indirectly subsidize the wages of U.S.-born workers, boosting weekly wages by about $3.68 above what immigrant workers make.   Read more

Shrimp's Dirty Secrets: Why America's Favorite Seafood Is a Health and Environmental Nightmare

by Jill Richardson

February 05, 2010


Upon arrival in the U.S., few if any, are inspected by the FDA, and when researchers have examined imported ready-to-eat shrimp, they found 162 separate species of bacteria with resistance to 10 different antibiotics.   Read more

SleptOn.com Brings You Black Agenda Report Radio

by Glen Ford & Bruce Dixon

February 03, 2010


1. Katrina and Haiti Quake are 'Best Things That Happened' to Black People
2. Ruling Provides New Hope for Felon Voting Rights
3. War Looms in Nigeria's Oil Fields
 
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Republicans Sell Soul to Pat Robertson

by Susie Day

February 03, 2010


“They had a soul?” asked a reporter at a press conference shortly after the signing. “Oh yes,” explained RNC chairman Michael Steele ...   Read more

Why Does the US Turn a Blind Eye to Israeli Bulldozers?

by Robert Fisk

February 01, 2010


It was Netanyahu's victory celebration over the upstart American President who had dared to challenge Israel's power not only in the Middle East but in America itself.   Read more

Obama at One: Little Surprising in Absence of Progressive Social Movement

by Howard Zinn

January 29, 2010


I've been searching hard for a highlight. The only thing that comes close is some of Obama's rhetoric; I don't see any kind of a highlight in his actions and policies.   Read more

Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction

by Chris Hedges

January 26, 2010


As long as a democratic facade exists, liberals can engage in an empty moral posturing that requires little sacrifice or commitment.   Read more

Creating Decent Jobs: The Role of Unions

by Jeannette Wicks-Lim

February 04, 2010


Between now and 2016, the strongest job growth will be largely in low-pay occupations, according to Department of Labor projections.   Read more

How the Democrats Blew It

by Lance Selfa

February 01, 2010


The problem for Obama and the Democrats is that these changes of perception, or even real improvements in the economy, may not happen fast enough to save them.   Read more

Answers Obama's Request for 'Better Approach' to Healthcare Reform

by Russell Mokhiber

January 29, 2010


Dr. Flowers has a plan that would fit Obama's criteria. Single payer, everybody in, nobody out. Medicare for all.   Read more

Year One of Barack Obama

by Pham Binh

January 27, 2010


He beat the Republican nominee, John McCain, by promising change. What has he delivered in the first year of his presidency?   Read more

Great Television Makes Bad Journalism: Media Failures in Haiti Coverage

by Prof. Robert Jensen

January 26, 2010


When mainstream journalists dare to mention this political history, they tend to scrub clean the uglier aspects of U.S. policy ...   Read more

Just Walk Away From the Democrats

by Ron Jacobs

January 24, 2010


It should be quite clear to almost every left-leaning American by now that the Democrats are nothing more than another wing of the party that works for Wall Street and the Pentagon.   Read more

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January 22, 2010


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