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Momentum grows for ending the filibuster

November 12, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The newly elected, slightly more Democratic U.S. Senate must tackle comprehensive filibuster reform or it will grind to a dead halt again.

CT working families defeat Linda’s lies

November 12, 2012 By Joelle Fishman

Connecticut voters smacked down tea party Republican Linda McMahon on Election Day and chose Rep. Chris Murphy to be their new U.S. Senator.

Connecticut artists urge voters to come out

October 25, 2012 By Joelle Fishman

As Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z and Beyonce campaign for Barack Obama in swing states, Connecticut performing and visual artists are reaching out to voters here.

Bernie Sanders, 2012, and fighting the oligarchy

July 27, 2012 By Sam Webb

Democracy was never a gift bestowed on the multitude by the top layers of our society, either at the country's founding or in its subsequent history.

Senate’s phony “JOBS Act” not about jobs, deregulates Wall Street

March 23, 2012 By Barbara Russum

AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka came out with a blistering statement on the Senate's passage of the so-called "JOBS Act."