Opinion
GOP Convention brews lies and hate
August 31, 2012I can't recall another Republican Convention more full of lies, demagogy, sexism and racism as the one just concluded in Tampa.
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A book for Labor Day: “Playing Bigger Than You Are – A Life In Organizing”
August 30, 2012This Labor Day workers will be marching and highlighting union and election struggles around the country. After the marches, it might be a good time to kick back and read a good book by a leader...
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Paul Ryan’s Pell Grant cuts are unjust, misguided
August 30, 2012In a time where tuition and books costs are strangling many low-income and working class students, why are we cutting when we should be funding this vital program?
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Caterpillar capitalism triumphs
August 30, 2012Machinists at Caterpillar voted to accept the company's contract offer, which included the same give backs as the one they rejected some four months ago.
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Why we need a massive jobs program
August 29, 2012Seven years later, the downtown and North Side sections still had pockets of the upwardly mobile, but the hustle and bustle had definitely diminished.
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