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Wall Street doesn’t know what “enough” means

May 9, 2011 By Sam Webb

As the lords of finance are showing us, in the present era of capitalist development even small victories on the progressive side of the ledger are never secure.

Wisconsin and beyond: the conflict is irreconcilable

February 28, 2011 By Sam Webb

Wisconsin, joined by other states, is ground zero of an irreconcilable conflict over the role of government.

GE, capitalist icon, teams up with Obama – why?

February 8, 2011 By John Case

The addition of General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to the third top Obama administration position on economic policy tells an important tale.

Obama, triangulation and what’s our job for 2012

January 11, 2011 By John Case

For Obama, triangulation makes sense, and focusing criticism on it instead of on putting together the grassroots structures for us to win in 2012 is a dead end.

Job creation nowhere on GOP agenda

January 3, 2011 By John Wojcik

On a different planet, perhaps, an incoming Congress would now be plowing its way through the pages of jobs plans - but not this one.