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Chicago activists rally for jobs not cuts

August 5, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Dozens of unemployed activists and supporters rallied here at Federal Plaza August 5 urging Congress to enact a massive federal jobs program and not to cut badly needed social entitlement programs.

Debt deal: Time for diplomacy is over

August 4, 2011 By Rick Nagin

The Republicans are no ordinary opposition party with whom the Democrats can have amicable differences. They are racist, anti-labor, anti-democratic extremists, beholden to fascist-minded billionaires.

Poem of the week: “Allegiances” in troubled times

August 3, 2011 By John Case

As if written for today's headlines, William Stafford's poem "Allegiances" reflects that we will have to take care of each other; we will be our own protection.

Labor leaders at White House press Obama on jobs

August 3, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

Labor leaders met for more than an hour with President Obama on Tuesday, urging him to focus on jobs for the remainder of his first term.

Democracy by appointment only

August 3, 2011

Eighty-year old Jan Sanders, a well known Democratic Party activist, went up to the senator's office, but found it locked.