Republicans
Romney repeats Republican lies
August 31, 2012Mitt Romney's acceptance speech at the GOP convention here Aug. 30 confirmed once again his apparent decision to lie his way into the presidency of the United States.
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Vote in solidarity with Congress Hotel strikers
August 31, 2012While watching Romney's speech at the RNC, I couldn't help but think of the courageous members of UNITE HERE Local 1. For nine years they have been on the longest hotel strike in U.S. history.
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GOP wants government to turn its back on us
August 30, 2012The Republican Party's 2012 platform is so radical it would have the government "turn its back on its citizens" and trash every-thing from veterans' health care to food safety inspections, a top union leader says.
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Paul Ryan’s Pell Grant cuts are unjust, misguided
August 30, 2012In a time where tuition and books costs are strangling many low-income and working class students, why are we cutting when we should be funding this vital program?
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New Jersey Governor targets workers and unions in RNC talk
August 29, 2012Chris Christie, in his keynote address at the RNC, offered no solutions to the economic crisis and instead bashed both workers and their unions.
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