Opinion
Movies you might have missed: “Thieves’ Highway”
February 6, 2012One noir film that dealt with explicitly working-class issues was Thieves' Highway (1949) starring Richard Conte in perhaps his finest role.
Read moreKomen vs. Planned Parenthood: another attack on women
February 2, 2012It's disturbing that the Komen Foundation has bowed to the Republican right in pulling its funding for Planned Parenthood's breast cancer prevention services.
Read moreRomney says he’s “not concerned” about the “very poor”
February 1, 2012He expressed his cavalier attitude towards the poor - who, when we count the many millions of working poor, amount to half the country.
Read moreDemand Congress cut the military budget
February 1, 2012Congressional Republicans are attempting to undo cuts to the military budget. You can take action.
Read moreClose to half of all Americans live near poverty
January 31, 2012Tens of millions of families are working regularly but have little savings and are on the brink of disaster.
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