Don’t Believe the Hype: Obama’s NCLB Waiver More of the Same

If you’re a casual observer of the education debate, today might seem monumental: George W. Bush’s controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which created a system of extensive high-stakes testing for students and schools nearly a decade ago, is finally being “revamped” by President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, according to a [...]

Who in US “leadership” will declare the “emperor has no clothes” facts and rejoin humanity?

source: Carl Herman In the story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, a single clear voice broke the public’s confusion. At once, the public recognized what was before their eyes. The illusion of the emperor and minions was over. The United States is in a similar condition. The public knows something is terribly wrong with what appear to [...]

Wall Street Occupied! Live Video Feed!

See the live video feed of the peaceful ongoing occupation of Wall Street at this link. Sources report similar protests are occurring in cities across the United States and the rest of the world. Naturally, the “news” media cartel will continue to do their best to cover up the protests and the banksters’ crimes. The [...]

Bankster Wall Street occupied, Kaiser nurses on strike, Verizon workers and labor on the rise

Beginning September 21st at 6am, about 2,500 Kaiser Permanente employees throughout Southern CA were out on the picket line to protest Kaiser’s unfair labor practices and refusal to bargain in good faith toward a fair contract that protects patient care and leaves workers’ benefits intact. Today, September 22 they are joined by approximately 1,500 NUHW members in [...]

University of Maryland students hear from Dominican Republic workers about unjust working conditions and exploitation by corporate sweatshops

In the months following an outcry of alleged abuse in university departments on the campus, students are looking to places as far away as the Dominican Republic for inspiration to change this behavior.  Internationalizing the issue of workers’ rights is exactly what is needed now that capital crosses borders with a key stroke while workers [...]