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Barney Frank retires, leaving a strong progressive legacy
December 6, 2011Liberals, labor and progressives mourned while Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief when Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his retirement Nov. 28 after 30 years in office.
Read moreKentucky church attacked interracial couples
December 5, 2011A Kentucky Church voted to ban interracial couples from joining its congreration. Fortunately the ban has since been overturned.
Read moreOhioans confront misleading natural gas industry promises
December 5, 2011The natural gas industry was promoting the environmentally destructive process known as fracking in the Buckeye State.
Read more10,000 in New York march again for jobs
December 2, 2011The Central Labor Council was the main force behind a march for jobs here yesterday that filled the streets from 32nd Street and Broadway to Union Square.
Read moreJobless rate drops to 8.6% because 315,000 drop out altogether
December 2, 2011This morning's government report was full of unsettling statistics.
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