U.S.
Ohio Republican forced to retract voter supression threat
August 31, 2011Facing calls by area members of Congress for a Justice Department investigation, Secretary of State John Husted retracted a threat not to process mail ballot applications sent to voters by the Cuyahoga County government.
Read moreThe Keystone Pipeline: can labor and environmentalists work together?
August 31, 2011Building Trades unions are backing - and transit unions opposing - the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, from the tar sands of the Canadian province of Alberta to the oil refineries of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Read moreCommunity forum targets “Secure Communities”
August 31, 2011Concern is rising rapidly among immigrant communities and civil liberties advocates as law enforcement agencies step up sharing of personal information.
Read moreTea party tries to stop hurricane cleanup
August 30, 2011Hurricane Irene is history, but the cleanup efforts and a new controversy over allocation of federal money remain.
Read moreUnemployed no longer welcome to apply for jobs?
August 30, 2011Big business has set up a new roadblock for the jobless: employers only consider hiring those who are already working, reported the AFL-CIO. In other words, the unemployed need not apply.
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