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“Retirement Heist” shows how they stole the pensions
January 11, 2012Three decades ago, prior to Reagan's "Republican Revolution," 40 percent of America's retirees were receiving real, defined benefit pensions.
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Awake the State rally rocks Orlando
January 11, 2012Republican lawmakers and Republican Gov. Rick Scott are expected to push for deep cuts, including in Medicaid and unemployment benefits.
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Media throws blanket on Shell Oil atrocities in Nigeria
January 10, 2012Last month, oil magnate Royal Dutch Shell had an industrial accident, which asent one to two million gallons of oil straight into the ocen off the coast of Nigeria.
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Supreme Court takes case that would cripple labor’s political activity
January 10, 2012Yet another right-wing attempt to curb unions' political activism, by cutting off money, landed before the Supreme Court today.
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Change comes from the bottom up
January 10, 2012The whole knock on President Obama not living up to his promises ignores that nothing major can be done in the U.S. political system without the support of Congress.
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