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House vote on Rep. Wilson’s outburst a wake-up call
September 18, 2009House Democrats plan to vote on a resolution today that will formally reprimand Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for his lack of tolerance when he shouted “You lie,” during President Barack Obama’s prime-time health care address last...
Read moreObama speech boosts health care reform
September 18, 2009President Obama’s recent speech to Congress calling for an end to bickering, fear-mongering and insurance company lies, gave a powerful boost to health care reform with a new poll showing strong majority support for his package...
Read moreMichael Moore’s ‘Capitalism’ is labor of love for working America
September 18, 2009On the year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, filmmaker and slacker hero Michael Moore gave a gift to working America: an explanation of what happened.In short: capitalism happened.
Read moreLabor movement ‘fired up’ in Pittsburgh
September 18, 2009PITTSBURGH – Fourteen hour days, five hours of sleep maximum, grabbing a bite of fast food only now and then – it's no problem, so far, for 3,000 delegates, guests and supporters well into their second...
Read moreCoalition Maps ‘Jobs for All’ Conference in NYC Nov. 13-14
September 18, 2009With the nation’s official jobless rate 9.7 percent and expected to surge higher than 10 percent, calls are growing for President Obama and Congress to create a federal jobs program to create millions of green, living-wage...
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