Opinion
New Jersey forces families into “pay to play” scheme
July 5, 2010Ever since the November elections, the New Jersey middle class has been under attack from their newly-elected governor, Chris Christie.
Read moreFlorida Senate bill is attack on teachers
March 16, 2010According to a proposed bill in the Florida state Senate, teachers will no longer have tenure in the upcoming school year, and it would introduce so-called merit pay.
Read moreBipartisan Senate immigration bill looks like a bitter pill
March 15, 2010Indications are that a new immigration reform bill with some bipartisan support will be introduced very soon in the Senate. But there are going to be some severe problems.
Read moreWe need jobs now!
December 2, 2009Of all the ideas out there on how to pull us out of the economic mess we're in, none makes more sense than the program laid out by the AFL-CIO.
Read moreBanking on consumer debt
November 25, 2009As the economic crisis continues to worsen and the official national unemployment rate inches well over 10 percent, more and more Americans are faced with more and more debt.
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