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Latinos, immigrants and labor form strategic alliance
April 20, 2011America's 50 million Latinos have become a political and economic force to be reckoned with, especially when they join with immigrants rights groups and labor.
Read moreIf Kasich gets his way, who will want to be a teacher?
April 20, 2011Hundreds of teachers rallied here April 14 to protest Republican Gov. John Kasich's drive to bust unions and slash funds for public schools.
Read moreRecall fight makes history in Wisconsin
April 19, 2011Supporters of public-sector unions in Wisconsin filed enough petition signatures to force two Republican senators into recall elections, only four of which have ever been carried out in the state's history.
Read moreOutcry grows over Detroit ICE tactics
April 19, 2011Rep. Luis Gutierrez led a 1,000-strong rally here Monday, spurred by an incident in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in SUVs surrounded an elementary school.
Read moreMissourians serve Bank of America with tax bill
April 19, 2011"We are all making sacrifices. But what are the banks doing?"
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