John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Wisconsin under Walker loses 18,000 jobs a year
December 15, 2011The policies of Republican Gov. Scott Walker are a dismal failure.
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GOP makes new round of shutdown threats
December 15, 2011The administration wants passage of a short-term budget measure to allow for more time for negotiations on the budget bill and the payroll tax cut for workers.
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84-year-old Wisconsin woman told to pay $200 poll tax
December 14, 2011The Justice Department says it is looking carefully at the voter suppression laws put through by Republican lawmakers all over the country.
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GOP uses payroll tax cut extension to slash jobless benefits
December 14, 2011Republicans in Congress voted 234 to 193 yesterday to slash more than in half the number of weeks people can collect unemployment benefits next year.
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Congressional Progressive Caucus introduces biggest jobs bill yet
December 13, 2011Responding to national demand for a massive jobs program, the Congressional Progressive Caucus today introduced the Restore the American Dream for the 99 Percent Act into the House of Representatives.
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Economic depressions increase the threat to democracy
December 12, 2011There is a rising threat to democracy, a direct result of the economic crisis and how the powers that be deal with it. We must change the failed austerity politics of our country to a politics...
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Republican senator admits that latest GOP filibuster was sabotage
December 9, 2011The GOP vote against President Obama's nominee to the Consumer Financial Protection Board was to sabotage the agency.
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GOP blocks consumer head in attempt to kill new board
December 8, 2011"Let's be clear - this isn't about the overwhelmingly qualified Richard Cordray, this is about the Republicans doing the banks bidding by standing with them against the 99 percent."
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