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GOP’s Lamar Alexander, catering to right, tries axing Davis-Bacon

August 4, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

In an obvious bid to cater to the radical right, Sen. Lamar Alexander launched a bid to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act.

July unemployment rate doesn’t reflect truth about joblessness

August 4, 2014 By PAI

While 131,000 people found jobs last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the number of unemployed people rose by 197,000 to 9.67 million.

Retirees fight GOP vouchers as Medicare and Medicaid turn 49

August 1, 2014 By Joelle Fishman

ARA spearheaded protests at offices of Republicanz in Congress who want to turn Medicare into a voucher program and increase the eligibility age.

New Jersey’s Passaic River may receive $1.7 billion cleanup

August 1, 2014 By Blake Skylar

The operation would seek to undo decades' worth of toxicity, mostly caused by nearly a century of industrial activity, including illegal dumping.

Celebs, Nobel winners show support for Palestinians in new video

August 1, 2014 By World Combined Sources

GazaNames Project features prominent artists and activists holding signs with the names and ages of Palestinian civilians killed in the recent Israeli military attacks on Gaza.