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Citizens United anniversary met with nationwide protest

January 20, 2012 By John Bachtell

"The U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling pounded the last nail in the coffin of democracy, and we're here to get our democracy back." (with video)

Obama draws praise for halting tar sands pipeline

January 20, 2012 By Tim Wheeler

Republican claims that they are trying to create jobs is ludicrous. The Republicans have done everything in their power to kill the jobs bills in Congress.

California’s single-payer health bill moves forward

January 20, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Backers of single-payer health care cheered as the California Universal Health Care Act passed from the Senate Appropriations Committee onto the Senate floor.

Trumka files dissent from Obama jobs council report

January 19, 2012 By John Wojcik

Trumka said he disagreed and that evidence does not support the claim that significant new job creation would result from such so-called reforms.

Conn. vigil remembers slain youth

January 19, 2012 By Lisa Bergmann

Young people organized a candlelight vigil to remember the 34 people who were killed in 2011, and to highlight the link between joblessness and violence.