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MySpace sale is a tale of caution

July 1, 2011 By Blake Skylar

In an era where Facebook and Twitter dominate the scene, MySpace, which saw its peak in popularity in 2006, has been rendered irrelevant.

There is no Social Security crisis (with video)

July 1, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky

Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works, explains why the highly-successful program is stronger than you might think.

On deficit, Obama says “corporate jet owners” should pay fair share

June 30, 2011 By Teresa Albano

President Barack Obama ratcheted up the pressure yesterday on Republicans to get off their our-way-or -the-highway position in the debt/deficit talks.

IKEA stacks deck against union backers

June 30, 2011 By John Wojcik

IKEA agreed to a union election date, but only after adding "team captains" to the pool in a move the Machinists union says is aimed at influencing the vote.

1.3 million Ohioans say no to anti-labor law

June 30, 2011 By Rick Nagin And Bruce Bostick

The drive to repeal SB 5, the union-busting law that strips collective bargaining rights from public workers in Ohio, culminated in a massive "People's Parade" to deliver petitions with nearly 1.3 million signatures.