U.S.
House Republicans quit bipartisan immigration group
September 24, 2013A blow was dealt against a possible bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House of Representatives when two more Republican members withdrew. However, immigrant rights activists vow that they will not be deterred.
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Right wing rebuked in Missouri
September 20, 2013Right-wing Republicans in the Missouri legislature and their main financial supporter, libertarian billionaire Rex Sinquefield, suffered a stinging defeat.
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Occupy Wall Street stages second anniversary march in New York
September 19, 2013Occupy Wall Street was back on the streets here yeserday, marking the second anniversary of its birth.
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A rising tide lifts only yachts?
September 19, 2013Letting wealth concentrate "at the very top," President Obama said, has been both "morally wrong" and "bad economics."
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Public transit, living wage top 2014 “people’s” agenda
September 19, 2013"No worker should have to live off of poverty wages. People should be able to work 40 hours a week and take care of their families off of that."
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