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Report exposes GOP governors ties to donors who get contracts

October 17, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Electronic web-only for-profit schools that flunk national standards, corporate clients that don't create jobs they promise, all from the galloping privatization of public sector work.

Progressive mayors lead campaign to hike minimum wage

October 17, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

They also committed their cities to raise minimum wages, but said a national effort is needed.

GOP to America: “Be very, very afraid this Halloween!”

October 16, 2014 By Leo Gerard

Republicans have adopted a Halloween-themed campaign strategy that they hope will incite voters to run screaming from Democrats.

Nurses: Ebola threat requires emergency presidential action

October 16, 2014 By Special to People’s World

With concern escalating bout the threat of a wider Ebola outbreak, National Nurses United today called on Obama to "invoke his executive authority."

Nurses say U.S. hospitals not ready to tackle Ebola

October 15, 2014 By Combined Sources

As the Ebola crisis appears to grow more serious, some 4,000 nurses got on a national conference call sponsored by the NNU to discuss the response at their hospitals.