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A union in New Zealand got fast food chains such as McDonald's and Starbucks to raise their workers' wages by 50 percent; Palestinian books don't indoctrinate children against Jews after all; and perhaps, rather than fear Massive Online Open Courses, we should embrace this opportunity for cheap widespread online education. These discoveries and more after the jump.
A union in New Zealand got fast food chains such as McDonald’s and Starbucks to raise their workers’ wages by 50 percent; Palestinian books don’t indoctrinate children against Jews after all; and perhaps, rather than fear Massive Online Open Courses, we should embrace this opportunity for cheap widespread online education. These discoveries and more below.
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How Fast Food Workers Super-Sized Their Pay in New Zealand Recent strikes at Walmart and fast food restaurants in New York City have opened new horizons for unions in the United States.
Holy Moley Batman–Palestinian Textbooks Don’t Demonize Jews! If you are quiet and can hear a loud cracking noise in the distance, that’s the sound of the Hasbaraniks losing one of their favorite stock charges against the “big, scary, bad” Palestinians.
The Brooklyn College BDS Debacle Highlights the Perils of Pro-Israeli Overkill Far more Americans know of the Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement today than did a week ago.
The Internet Will Not Ruin College As cheap online educational options spread like wildfire, critics are sounding the alarm. They’re too late.
More Austerity Cuts Coming to the States The Great Recession has quietly devastated public services on a state-by-state basis, with Republican and Democratic governors taking turns leading the charge.
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Over 100 companies are said to be complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in the occupied West Bank.
The resulting backlash focuses public discourse on the Israeli occupation and brings attention to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
In a press conference, the Minnesota representative calls on her colleagues to make the state visit Benjamin Netanyahu has denied her.
Israel releases a letter purportedly signed by Rep. Tlaib, in which she promises not to advocate boycotts of Israel during her visit to her grandmother.
The harder it becomes for Israel to sell its apartheid state, the more pronounced its already massive interference will become.
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