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Oklahoma labor commissioner calls public workers “feral hogs”

September 22, 2011 By J. Shepherd

The ideology expressed by Costello and his ilk is dangerously close to the rhetoric of eugenicists, the pre-Nazi pseudo-scientific movement.

Black Caucus message: Pass jobs programs now!

September 22, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

The Congressional Black Caucus kicked off its 41st Legislative Conference with resounding calls for quick passage of President Obama's $450 billion jobs program and jobs bills introduced by CBC members.

Hypocrisy and exploitation in college sports

September 22, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

In an important new article, historian Taylor Branch argues that the very structure of college sports is based on student-athletes that generate billions of dollars for universities and private companies but in return they're left earning...

New Haven voters turn out for labor candidates

September 22, 2011 By Joelle Fishman

In an extraordinary Democratic primary election, New Haven voters overwhelmingly backed labor and grassroots community candidates for Board of Aldermen in 14 of 15 wards.

Red X’s protest GOP move to slash transit funding

September 22, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Seated in her power wheelchair in front of a bus with a large red X painted on its side, Donna Prease called for blocking massive cuts to public transit.