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Progressives say election may bolster social safety net

October 1, 2012 By John Wojcik

The increasingly likely win by President Obama may amount to a mandate to preserve, if not extend, the social safety net and the social insurance programs.

“Adios Arpaio” campaign heats up in Arizona

October 1, 2012 By Joe Bernick

The notoriously racist Tea Party darling likes to call himself "the toughest sheriff in the country," but it seems he is afraid to openly debate his main opponent.

Duquesne University professors say yes to a union

October 1, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Professors at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, a prominent Catholic institution, voted to unionize with the Steelworkers. But the struggle isn't over yet.

Under death threats, Mexican labor leader leaves country

September 28, 2012 By John Wojcik

Blanca Velasquez left the country this month and suspended a two-year legal battle she has had with the government, according to the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center.

Syria and the dogs of war

September 28, 2012 By Conn Hallinan

Once loosed, the dogs of war range where they will.