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Interfaith coalition fights wage theft

February 18, 2011 By Paul White

WIN is a coalition of members of the faith and labor communities who seek justice in the workplace for metropolitan Memphis workers.

Atheism grows among youth, high school students

February 18, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The Secular Student Alliance, which has chapters on 200 college campuses nationwide, announced that it would work to help high school-aged free thinkers express themselves.

Help wanted: no jobless need apply

February 18, 2011 By Teresa Albano

Unemployment has hovered at 10 percent for months, yet employers are refusing to hire the jobless.

Florida tea party governor rejects Obama’s rail funds

February 17, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott is refusing billions of dollars from the Obama administration for what Scott's critics say would be an economic boom for the state: a high speed rail project connecting Tampa and Orlando.

Heartbreak at Bank of America

February 17, 2011 By Joelle Fishman

Bank of America got a Valentine's Day surprise with a picket line protesting the bank's receiving "unrequited love" in the form of tax breaks from the community.