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Why Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Is a Sign of Things to Come
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"People Make Up Our City": Why Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Is a Sign of Thin=
gs to Come
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24608-people-make-up-our-city-why-seattles-$=
15-minimum-wage-is-a-sign-of-things-to-come
Amy B. Dean, Truthout: Seattle's recently-passed minimum wage of $15 an hou=
r - the highest in the nation - is the latest in a string of grassroots eff=
orts to establish living wages at the local and regional levels.
Education Undressed: An Interview With Author Ruth Fowler
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24612-education-undressed-dan-falcone-in=
terviews-author-ruth-fowler
Daniel Falcone, Truthout: Author, critic and screenwriter Ruth Fowler advoc=
ates free education for all, a reimagined, less white feminism and the deth=
ronement of creative writing MFA programs.
What We Can Learn From Lawrence of Arabia
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24652-bill-moyers-essay-what-we-can-l=
earn-from-lawrence-of-arabia
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: In the 1920, T.E. Lawren=
ce wrote an unsettling and prophetic article about Iraq. He decried the mon=
ey spent, the number of troops and loss of life, and warned that his countr=
ymen had been led "into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with di=
gnity and honor... We are today not far from a disaster."
Hamster-Wheel Economics 101
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24653-hamster-wheel-economics-101
Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins, OtherWords: Joblessness is dow=
n because new jobs are being created, but lots of new jobs don't pay enough=
to support a small family. Given this bleak outlook, there's momentum for =
raising the minimum wage to livable levels.
Locking Out Financial Regulation
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24654-locking-out-financial-regulation
Jayati Ghosh, TripleCrisis: The world of international trade negotiators is=
an increasingly secret one. A current example is a secretive, pending "tra=
de" deal called the Trade in Services Agreement being negotiated among 50 c=
ountries.
Nicaragua's Mayagna People and Their Rainforest Could Vanish
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24655-nicaraguas-mayagna-people-and-thei=
r-rainforest-could-vanish
Jos=C3=A9 Ad=C3=A1n Silva, Inter Press Service: More than 30,000 members of=
the Mayagna indigenous community are in danger of disappearing, along with=
the rainforest which is their home in Nicaragua, if the state fails to tak=
e immediate action.
Marking 50 Years of G77
http://truth-out.org/news/item/24657-marking-50-years-of-g77
Martin Khor, Triple Crisis: Political leaders of developing countries gathe=
red in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz last week to commemorate the 50th an=
niversary of the Group of 77 and discuss the environment, human rights and =
other topics.
The World Bank's Dam Dilemma in Tajikistan
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tan
Francesca Corbacho, Foreign Policy In Focus: The Tajik government says it d=
esperately needs Rogun, which will be one of the world's tallest dams, to m=
eet its electricity needs. But its reservoir will displace over 42,000 peop=
le from small mountain villages upstream from the dam site.
Will Anyone Stop Charter School Corruption?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/24659-will-anyone-stop-charter-school-cor=
ruption
Jeff Bryant, Campaign For America's Future: Real evidence of "the good char=
ters" remains mostly anecdotal, as financial corruption and poor education =
results from "bad ones" continue to mount with every passing month.
Pro-Marijuana Canvassers Strike Over Unpaid Wages
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npaid-wages
Shane Burley, Labor Notes: Workers at the Oregon Campaign for the Restorati=
on and Regulation of Hemp had been refused paychecks they were owed, so the=
y walked off the job and aim to form a union.
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of-water/9506821/
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Deportation Separated Thousands of US-Born Children From Parents In 2013
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