Twenty years ago, thousands of environmentalists, union leaders and members, and lots of other progressive forces swept through the streets of Seattle to confront the global corporate beast known as the World Trade Organization, the WTO. They were met by the Seattle police force, buttressed by all sorts of other police and security operations, who […]
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Episode 159: Beating the WTO Beast Twenty Years After Seattle; A Progressive Runs in Illinois
Posted on 04 December 2019.
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Episode 151: Private Equity Vultures Are Running A Multi-Billion Dollar Medical Billing Scam; A Progressive Runs in Illinois
Posted on 09 October 2019.
I would never have said it before today but it turns out health insurance companies aren’t the most evil players in the healthcare industry. Don’t freak out—health insurance companies are bad, and they are bankrupting millions of people, and the country. But it turns out even worse than the health insurers are some big mega […]
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The Price To Pay
Posted on 10 December 2008.
Aside from the strong picture and message sent by the workers who are sitting in at the Republic Windows & Doors factory, I particularly like the beating that seems to be handed out to Bank of America: Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, who met with the workers Monday morning, said the State of Illinois was […]
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