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Congress super committee yields no deal

November 21, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republicans on the committee favor closing the deficits entirely by cutting spending, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

Occupy, unions and allies: “We refuse to be evicted”

November 17, 2011 By John Wojcik

Tthe "one percent" is learning big time today that it cannot evict a nationwide grassroots movement.

Domestic Workers United, Occupy Wall Street oppose Keystone XL pipeline

November 17, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Domestic Workers United, which the AFL-CIO recently honored, and Occupy Wall Street, the anti-greed grass-roots movement labor backs, decided to oppose construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas.

Police again evict Occupy Oakland’s tent city

November 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Before dawn this morning, Nov. 14, police in riot gear moved in to evict Occupy Oakland campers from their tent city in a plaza in front of City Hall.

On to Wisconsin, with Walker recall coming up

November 14, 2011 By Dominique Paul Noth

The U.S.'s first step back to sanity took place Nov. 8 - most prominently in Ohio but also from Maine to Mississippi. Citizens had clearly had it with seeing their families served up as piñatas to...