Reprint March 29, 2011 By James Lane March 25, 2011 www.hotindienews.com DAY OF RAGE Budget Cuts March 24, Thousands of labor unionists, students and community activists rallied at City Hall…
…At a time when construction companies and developers became more cost conscious, non unionized firms had an obvious appeal: They could out compete unionized companies on price, They could help…
…wealthy people is not a panacea, it is only naive pipe dream; It would not allow public spending to continue growing like it has over the last 10 years. Public…
… Social Security has kept the poverty rate for the elderly below 10%, well below that for the rest of the population. Without it, 44% of the elderly would be…
Reprint March 16, 2011 By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd – March 11, 2011 http://www.alternet.org Everybody knows the GOP’s biggest weakness is money, so why not hit ’em in the sweet spot?…
…by such sweeping cutbacks would cost New York City far more in the long run. “How do we put a price tag on the trauma that working families experience when…
…best I could to be nice to the guy,” said Severino. “I don’t think I achieved that.” Severino went on to say that regardless of an immigrant’s background, whether Irish,…
…Underlying this view of schools and teachers is the notion that children develop and learn best, and are best prepared for the rough and tumble of the adult market place,…
…that nearly 300,000 apartments have been lost due to vacancy decontrol. There is simply no way to end these abuses and stop the loss of tens of thousands of affordable…
…an imperfect measure at best, and one that encourages narrowly test-focused curricula. Finally, Bloomberg and Black’s arguments against the seniority rule are based on the fact that newer teachers work…
