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Defiant protesters still occupy Wisconsin Capitol

March 3, 2011 By John Wojcik

Protesters still occupy the state Capitol, while thousands demand to be let in.

16,000 marched on Wisconsin’s capital fighting for democracy

February 16, 2011 By Michael Synowicz

A country's attitude toward its unions is a good measure of their attitude toward democracy - their real attitude toward true democracy.

Honduras powerbrokers beat up on the poor

February 14, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

In the year after Porfirio Lobo became president of Honduras the disaster for the Honduran people has become clear.

Filibuster curbs defeated

January 28, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

A campaign backed by organized labor, to curb the power of Senate minorities to halt virtually every piece of legislation by filibustering, went down in flames in the tradition-bound chamber on Jan. 27.

State of the Union and openings for progress

January 28, 2011 By Sam Webb

The president's State of the Union speech provided openings and challenges for the labor and people's movements on jobs and economic security, peace and democratic rights.