economy
Seniors joining Nov. 30 call-in to Senate: Hands off Social Security
November 29, 2010"This is a brutal time and it is a time to fight back!" said Robby Stern, president of the Puget Sound Alliance of Retired Americans.
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Connecticut to Congress: “Keep the promise on Social Security”
November 29, 2010A week after being re-elected as chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. John Larson joined with retired union members at the state capitol who were calling for the protection and expansion of Social Security.
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In Europe, poor countries in economic straightjacket
November 23, 2010To satisfy the International Monetary Fund, countries like Ireland and Greece have taken drastic anti-worker measures.
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Corporate capital has pulled the plug on America
November 23, 2010Is today's corporate elite meaner than capitalists and wealthy families of the previous era? Perhaps, but there are more fundamental reasons for their behavior.
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Artists protest funding cuts
November 22, 2010Singers, painters and television presenters demonstrated across the Netherlands on Saturday against government plans to slash funding and subsidies for the arts.
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