Republicans
Official unemployment rate drops to 6.6 percent
February 7, 2014The Economic Policy Institute, a progressive economic think tank, issued a statement that was positive in tone and substance about some aspects of the Labor Department's report but negative about others.
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Republicans issue sketchy immigration tenets
February 6, 2014The Republican principles give some things to the immigrant community but also impose severe new repressive measures.
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Abortion foes should not use people with disabilities as props
February 4, 2014With the constant attacks on reproductive rights, it is easy to feel your blood boil every time another right-wing, anti-choice message comes your way.
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Could medical marijuana turn Florida blue in 2014?
January 30, 2014This past Monday, the Florida Supreme Court approved a ballot measure to make medical marijuana legal in the state.
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Thousands jam Pennsylvania’s capital to protest union-killing bill
January 28, 2014Thousands jammed the streets around the State Capitol building here today to protest the latest in a sting of attempts by state Republicans to kill union rights for public workers and eventually all workers in Pennsylvania.
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