Elections
What will it take to pass a jobs program?
May 18, 2011The failure to enact a big enough economic stimulus is the biggest reason the country's in this mess. Obama and the movement that led to his election were too young; the victory was too new and...
Read moreWisconsin voter ID bill slammed as vote suppression
May 17, 2011State AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt called it "an attempt to block the recall of unpopular GOP senators and to suppress turnout among constituencies who may tend to vote Democratic."
Read moreChicago protesters swamp Ryan over Medicare attack
May 16, 2011CHICAGO - Hundreds of demonstrators chanting "Hands off our Medicare!" filled the block while GOP Rep. Paul Ryan was inside addressing the Economics Club, trying to sell his budget proposal.
Read moreNew Florida election rules would disenfranchise many
May 16, 2011In Florida, a state that only a few decades ago was officially segregated, some people think this possible disenfranchisement is no accident.
Read moreWisconsin Republicans fast-track right-wing bills as elections loom
May 11, 2011Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker and Republican attempts to shred union and democratic rights in Wisconsin have filed enough signatures to hold recall elections for six Republican state senators.
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