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Poverty and child brain damage

July 28, 2015 By Thomas Riggins

When it comes to how we treat children, UNICEF ranks the U.S. at 34 out of 35 industrialized countries; 22 percent of children in the U.S. live in poverty

Walker offers rightwing policies tried and tested in his Wisconsin lab

July 23, 2015 By Dominique Paul Noth

Wisconsin stands as the actual laboratory of failure for Republican ideology and pain for the people.

Coalition says Rauner’s compassion extends only to his rich buddies

June 2, 2015 By Amisha Patel

"To say Illinois legislators are not for the middle class, but for the political class is disingenuous on the part of Gov. Bruce Rauner."

Spoiler Alert- The man behind the curtain is Bruce Rauner!

May 26, 2015 By David Bender

Governor Rauner is at war with working-class families with the full intention of playing the school yard bully, picking on those of us who are the most vulnerable.

Proposition 2: A bad idea for California

October 7, 2014 By Cathy Deppe

Prop 2 sets aside a percentage of the surplus billions in unexpected tax revenues, without restoring the $15 billion in brutal budget cuts beginning in 2008 .