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Post-election, secretive Republican front group exposed
November 30, 2012Shrouded in secrecy, hundreds of right-wing Republican state lawmakers joined powerful corporate executives and lobbyists in Washington D.C yesterday.
Read moreIndiana ‘right to work’ law headed for court showdown
October 22, 2012Indiana's newly enacted so-called "right to work" law, which deprives unions of money they need to represent workers, is headed for a showdown in state courts.
Read moreDisney, big biz, fight Florida sick-time measure
August 27, 2012Progressive forces here have put a ballot initiative mandating paid sick time onto the Nov. 6 ballot. Disney World and other interests are going all-out to block it.
Read moreMore than a few rotten apples on Wall Street
August 20, 2012"The man of great wealth owes a particular obligation to the state," Teddy Roosevelt noted a century ago, "because he derives special advantages from the mere existence of government."
Read moreProtesters demand GE pay its taxes
April 25, 2012Chanting "GE, pay your taxes," several thousand rallied in downtown Detroit this morning, the site of the GE annual shareholders meeting.
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