U.S.
New coalition urges Congress to improve conditions for low-income workers
May 19, 2009Original source: Organizations that advocate for working-class Americans, such as the Institute for Policy Studies and Jobs with Justice, recently formed a coalition called the Inter-Alliance Dialogue to address the needs of low-income workers, minorities, domestic...
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Urgent action needed to stem foreclosure crisis
May 16, 2009We can beat the banks if we try, organizers say CHICAGO -- The foreclosure crisis is so severe in Cook County that a judge ordered a temporary halt to scheduling new foreclosure cases. The crisis is...
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STATEMENT Why Rep. Polis voted no on Afghan war funding
May 16, 2009WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) issued the following statement today on voting against H.R. 2346, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009: The Defense Supplemental funds a number of worthy and important projects, including...
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Southern lawmakers push for new restrictions on voting
May 16, 2009Original source: That didn't take long. Just months after a big election year that saw big turnout across the South, many state legislatures in the region are moving to pass an array of laws that create...
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Movie Review: ‘Hunger’
May 15, 2009Hunger Directed by Steve McQueen 2008, 96 min. Before Belfast has awakened in Steve McQueen’s “Hunger” — which won a Golden Camera Award for best first feature at Cannes and a Gold Hugo at the Chicago...
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