Elections
In California elections, ‘jobs’ is the watchword
September 8, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - With unemployment officially pegged at 12.3 percent in California, it's clear topic number one for Democratic candidates at all levels will be jobs.
Read moreOhioans kick off mid-term election fight
September 8, 2010Warning of the extreme danger to the rights working people and to democracy if Republicans win, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and candidates for office stumped Labor Day events.
Read moreRepublicans offer “Roadmap” over the cliff
September 7, 2010If Republicans gain control of Congress in November; the "Roadmap for America's Future" may well be their guiding policy blueprint.
Read moreGreat day for labor: Obama goes to Milwaukee
September 7, 2010MILWAUKEE -- There was one clear message everyone in the crowd at Laborfest here took home with them September 6: the true meaning of Labor Day.
Read moreNonsense and ignorance spread by Glenn Beck
September 7, 2010If you are scratching your head about Glenn Beck, go to the library and read Alexander Zaitchik's "Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance."
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