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Walmart and gun makers, drivers of the right wing
December 21, 2012Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, is also the country's biggest seller of firearms and ammunition.
Read moreGOP Grinches trying to steal Christmas
December 20, 2012"Anyone who wants to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits to finance tax giveaways for the rich must have a heart two sizes too small."
Read moreNew Yorkers continue the fight for paid sick leave
December 18, 2012One million New Yorkers can't take a day off when they're sick. A bill would make sure they earn paid sick days and would prevent workers from losing their jobs just because they or their children...
Read morePickets protest Murray Energy layoffs
December 18, 2012Activists picketed the corporate headquarters of Murray Energy in this Cleveland suburb Dec. 17 protesting the anti-labor and right-wing policies of company owner Robert E. Murray.
Read moreProgressives: No cave-in to Republican fiscal cliff demands!
December 18, 2012With less than two weeks until the Bush tax cuts die and harsh automatic cuts to the human safety net kick in, the GOP insists Democrats agree to cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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