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Senate battle on minimum wage hike to erupt after Easter

April 4, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

That announcement by Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, brought cheers from a jammed Capitol rally after the labor-backed "Raise The Wage" bus ended its 11-state tour by halting at the foot of Capitol Hill.

EcoWatch founder featured at PW Hangout (updated with video)

April 4, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Did you catch the People's World-sponsored Google+ Hangout on Keystone XL? If not, watch the video!

Kentuckians blast McConnell for opposing minimum wage hike

April 4, 2014 By John Bachtell

"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has voted against every minimum wage increase since he's been in the U.S. Senate, but he's voted for his own raise and now he's worth $25 million."

Scores arrested in Albany budget protest

March 28, 2014 By Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

The chants of advocates for affordable housing, the Dream Act, anti-fracking and more echoed throughout the Albany Capitol as protesters packed the staircase and halls leading to Governor Cuomo's office.

“America Needs A Raise” bus rolls into Maine

March 25, 2014 By Joelle Fishman

A Center for American Progress report found that raising the minimum wage will not only benefit workers and the local economy, but also will reduce taxpayer costs.