Congress
Payroll tax, jobs and Social Security
September 6, 2011One part of the jobs program that President Obama will be presenting this week is an extension of the payroll tax reduction. Some activists and economists are opposing an extension, claiming that it will undermine Social...
Read moreJoint session of Congress to hear the president on jobs
September 1, 2011President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress, ending yet another GOP attempt to embarrass the president.
Read moreSmiley and West’s Poverty Tour: A call for unconditional brotherhood
August 24, 2011Tavis Smiley and Cornel West brought the last stop of their "Poverty Tour: A Call to Conscience" to Memphis, Tennessee. The location was chosen in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s support for sanitation workers and...
Read moreNew federal immigration policy a step forward, supporters say
August 23, 2011Last week the Obama administration announced it would suspend deportation proceeding against thousands of undocumented immigrants that pose no serious threat to national security or public safety.
Read moreLabor welcomes U.S. move in Guatemalan labor rights
August 12, 2011Organized labor welcomed the Obama administration's first move against rampant labor rights violations in Guatemala.
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