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Super Size Your Paycheck<\/h2>\n
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A union in New Zealand got fast food chains such as McDonald\u2019s and Starbucks to raise their workers\u2019 wages by 50 percent; Palestinian books don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n

On a regular basis, Truthdig brings you the news items and odds and ends that have found their way to Larry Gross, director of the USC Annenberg School for Communication. A specialist in media and culture, art and communication, visual communication and media portrayals of minorities, Gross helped found the field of gay and lesbian studies.<\/em><\/p>\n

How Fast Food Workers Super-Sized Their Pay in New Zealand<\/a>
Recent strikes at Walmart and fast food restaurants in New York City have opened new horizons for unions in the United States.<\/p>\n

Holy Moley Batman\u2013Palestinian Textbooks Don\u2019t Demonize Jews!<\/a>
If you are quiet and can hear a loud cracking noise in the distance, that\u2019s the sound of the Hasbaraniks losing one of their favorite stock charges against the \u201cbig, scary, bad\u201d Palestinians.<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn College BDS Debacle Highlights the Perils of Pro-Israeli Overkill<\/a>
Far more Americans know of the Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement today than did a week ago.<\/p>\n

The Internet Will Not Ruin College<\/a>
As cheap online educational options spread like wildfire, critics are sounding the alarm. They\u2019re too late.<\/p>\n

More Austerity Cuts Coming to the States<\/a>
The Great Recession has quietly devastated public services on a state-by-state basis, with Republican and Democratic governors taking turns leading the charge.<\/p>\n

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Super Size Your Paycheck<\/h2>\n
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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 below.<\/p>\n

On a regular basis, Truthdig brings you the news items and odds and ends that have found their way to Larry Gross, director of the USC Annenberg School for Communication. A specialist in media and culture, art and communication, visual communication and media portrayals of minorities, Gross helped found the field of gay and lesbian studies.<\/em><\/p>\n

How Fast Food Workers Super-Sized Their Pay in New Zealand<\/a>
Recent strikes at Walmart and fast food restaurants in New York City have opened new horizons for unions in the United States.<\/p>\n

Holy Moley Batman—Palestinian Textbooks Don’t Demonize Jews!<\/a>
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.<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn College BDS Debacle Highlights the Perils of Pro-Israeli Overkill<\/a>
Far more Americans know of the Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement today than did a week ago.<\/p>\n

The Internet Will Not Ruin College<\/a>
As cheap online educational options spread like wildfire, critics are sounding the alarm. They’re too late.<\/p>\n

More Austerity Cuts Coming to the States<\/a>
The Great Recession has quietly devastated public services on a state-by-state basis, with Republican and Democratic governors taking turns leading the charge.<\/p>\n

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