activism
Reflections on Friday’s protest in Madison
February 21, 2011The aches in my bones from yesterday's rally in Madison, Wisconsin, were welcomed aches.
Read moreOhio fights attack on labor
February 21, 2011Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, the state AFL-CIO and its affiliates have called for a massive turnout for a rally Tuesday at the Statehouse in Columbus to protest a Republican bill to repeal collective bargaining for...
Read morePresident sides with Wisconsin workers
February 18, 2011President Obama weighed in on the side of the workers who have occupied the Wisconsin state Capitol for four straight days, blasting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's bill to strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights...
Read moreOccupation of Wisconsin Capitol continues for third day
February 17, 201150,000 people packed Capitol Square here on the third day of a virtual occupation of Wisconsin's seat of government.
Read moreBarbara Lee to reintroduce bill to end Afghan war
February 17, 2011Representative Barbara Lee, D-Calif. will reintroduce her bill to limit funding for U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan to that which is necessary for "the safe and orderly withdrawal" of all U.S. troops and contractors from that...
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