Politics

Cleveland labor gears up for fights on multiple fronts

February 19, 2019 By Rick Nagin

Like bees preparing to swarm, delegates to the Feb. 13 AFL-CIO meeting in Cleveland gathered to plan actions to support workers rights.

Opponents move to stop Trump’s “national emergency” power grab

February 15, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

President’s declaration seen as a plot to keep alive the wall issue that the GOP is using to stir racism and fear ahead of the 2020 elections.

Will scandals derail political progress in Virginia?

February 14, 2019 By Emile Schepers

Increased voter turnout of the state’s minority working-class base, as well as demographic and cultural changes, have been important drivers of this movement in this formerly arch-segregationist state.

New California governor calls for housing, health care for all

February 13, 2019 By Marilyn Bechtel

Governor Gavin Newsom continued the emphasis on “real people and real people’s lives” that characterized the budget proposals he outlined last month and made clear his state will continue to be a mainstay in opposing the...

Let Medicare negotiate lower prescription drug prices!

February 12, 2019 By Alex Lawson

This month, Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) introduced The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act. This bill would finally allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices―harnessing the government’s purchasing power and...