Wed
		   Sep 4 2013
		   09:07 pm
		
		   By: EricLykins
		   
	     
	    It is not hyperbole to say that our future depends on our ability to do what we have so long been told we can no longer do: act collectively. And who better than unions to carry that message...
There are big parts of our economy that are already low-carbon...
And they’re also the sectors we need to expand massively: the care-givers, educators, sanitation workers, and other service sector workers. The very ones that your new union has pledged to organize. The low-carbon workers who are already here, demanding living wages and respect.
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- Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1 reply)
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- Does Silly Congress care about chaos in cattle market? (4 replies)
- East TN Health Depts. free flu shots today, Oct. 21, 2025 (1 reply)
- Building housing Knox County Democratic Party headquarters up for sale (3 replies)
- Watch how scam victims lose millions to a con with a modern twist (1 reply)
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- Study finds Knoxville has the second worst drivers in the US (3 replies)
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TN Politics
- Food assistance funding cliff approaching as shutdown persists (TN Lookout)
- Local leaders rush to help, but can’t fill massive SNAP void (TN Lookout)
- A high percentage of rural Tennesseans use SNAP, as funding set to dry up (TN Lookout)
- Can Democrats flip Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District? (TN Lookout)
- Memphis school board expands student busing to reduce absences caused by immigration enforcement (TN Lookout)
- Shutdown double whammy: SNAP food benefits ending and federal workers go unpaid (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
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- Pumpkin Tower (Knox TN Today)
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- Agent spotlight: Mindy Newman and her golden duo bringing comfort to children (Knox TN Today)
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- Paper sculpture exhibition ahead (Knox TN Today)
- Smoky Mountain Tales: A conversation with Charles Maynard (Knox TN Today)
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Local TV News
- Knoxville students with disabilities brew success at school coffee shop (WATE)
- Hamblen County nonprofits prepare as shutdown threatens SNAP benefits (WATE)
- 'We're able to change lives' Unique public school offering more options in Blount County (WATE)
- From book stories to boutiques: Find out what downtown Maryville has to offer (WATE)
- One dead in early morning Clarkrange house fire (WATE)
- 'Life-changing' RAM's digital dental lab gives people a reason to smile (WATE)
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- Opinion: This is what happens under GOP governance - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Vols excited to have full allotment of tight ends again - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Judge says she’ll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states - The Washington Post (US News)
- Apple CEO forecasts holiday quarter iPhone sales that top Wall Street estimates - Reuters (Business)
- Ground delays issued amid shortage of air controllers as shutdown continues - NBC News (US News)
- Trump Returns to White House in Time to Greet Trick-or-Treaters - The New York Times (US News)
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- US Senate votes to reject Trump’s global tariffs on more than 100 countries - The Guardian (US News)
- Amazon Shares Surge on 13% Revenue Jump, Strong Cloud Sales - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- White House taps multiple accounts to pay troops amid shutdown - Federal News Network (US News)
- Judge sentences former Jan. 6 defendant for hoax threat near Obama's home - NPR (US News)
- Meta Stock Plummets as Investors Horrified at How Much Zuckerberg Is Spending on Misfired AI - Futurism (Business)
- Federal Reserve plans to reduce banking supervision staff - Financial Times (Business)
- Trump and Xi Reached a Rare-Earths Deal. Why MP Materials Stock Is Rising. - Barron's (Business)
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- Zohran Mamdani and Democratic Socialists prepare for complicated partnership - Politico (US News)
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Anyone who has not read
Anyone who has not read Klein's book, Shock Doctrine, needs to correct that omission.
In an interview about her new
(in reply to gonzone)
In an interview about her new book, she has a lot to say about why those on the right get twitchy about “command-and-control” pieces of legislation (see inflammatory headline above) and much more.