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Campaign targets tax breaks for rich investors

April 13, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

The richest Americans receive the special privilege of having half of their income taxed at a much lower rate than the vast majority of working families.

Tensions linger in Ivory Coast

April 13, 2011 By Dennis Laumann

The capture and detention of former President Laurent Gbagbo ends last week's military standoff in Côte d'Ivoire, but innumerable challenges remain.

Congressional Progressive Caucus launches “People’s Budget”

April 13, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Reacting to the House Republicans' slash-and-burn 2012 budget proposals, progressives put forward a proposal that reflects "the values and priorities of working families in this country."

Scenes from an uprising: Chicago We Are One (Video)

April 13, 2011 By Scott Marshall

10,000 trade unionists and their supporters from around Chicago and Illinois poured into Daley Plaza downtown.

Honduran resistance takes off

April 12, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Two sets of realities are opposed: a small, wealthy, U.S.-backed minority and popular mobilization, always in the background, but now gathering new strength.