New Orleans Years ago, we picked up the issue of sick leave protection for workers in states and municipalities as a national evolution of the living wage campaigns. The recession and other forces slowed progress, but still victories were claimed in the state of Connecticut, largely due to work led by the Working Families Party …
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Glenn Beck Just Wants to be Loved
New Orleans In the land of the bizarre there was a brief interview with Glenn Beck, radio personality and rabid right winger in the Times recently. Finally, we can get a better sense of what really drives Beck: he just wants to be loved. He is one big, smiley lump of deeply felt grievances …
The Coming End of Textbooks in Los Angeles, Nairobi and Beyond
Toronto Colleges and universities increasingly are requiring students to show up for the first day of classes with their own computers or iPads, just like years ago standard equipment might have included a tablet, pens, pencils, and a lunch pail. Los Angeles Unified School District, the 2nd largest school district in the country after New …