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Will Ellen DeGeneres make it on American Idol?

September 11, 2009

Before every American Idol fan and entertainment writer goes nuts buzzing online about how it's a bad idea that Ellen DeGeneres has joined the show's judging table, let's all just take a deep breath and give...

Workers face big challenges, economists warn

September 10, 2009 By John Wojcik

As union delegates from around the country prepare to head to the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 13, they bring a determination to fight for an economy that works for the great majority of Americans.

Jenny couldn’t wait; vigil demands action on health care

September 10, 2009 By Teresa Albano

CHICAGO -- "Twenty thousand people die each year because they lack health insurance.” That was a grim figure presented by medical student Anthony Chang to a MoveOn.org-hosted health care reform vigil here on Sept. 2.

Elected officials join fight for NUMMI’s future

September 9, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

“I was thinking I’d like to go work at the plant, with him,” Shaheem Broughton said, glancing toward his father, when a reporter asked him what he’d like to do after high school. “Now I may...

Secretary Solis: End economic injustice, workplace abuse

September 9, 2009 By John Bachtell

Through eight years of the right-wing Bush administration, the secretary of labor helped lead the administration’s war against organized labor. The only time the labor secretary interacted with labor leaders was to threaten and scold. So...