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Labor, community groups to launch campaign against GOP on taxes
August 2, 2012The GOP-led House on August 1 rejected extending Democratic-proposed tax cuts for the middle class.
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Protesters tell Goldman Sachs: Stop immoral “swap”
August 2, 2012Oakland residents gathered to support the demand that the giant end a 14-year-old interest rate swap that has cost the city millions.
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Supporters rally for striking Houston janitors in 17 cities
August 2, 2012Support for striking Houston janitors mushroomed all over the country yesterday.
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Texas elections hinge, so far, on big money
August 2, 2012If one were to believe the commercial media coverage, it would hard to get around the conclusion that Texas voters are lazy, mean, and not very bright.
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Study: “Good jobs” in America on the decline
August 2, 2012The share of "good jobs" in the U.S. economy declined from 27.4 percent to 24.6 percent since 1979, a new report by two labor economists says.
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