Congress

Congressional Progressive Caucus presents jobs plan

September 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Following up on speak-outs it organized around the country during the summer the Congressional Progressive Caucus Sept. 13 unveiled a far-reaching Rebuild the American Dream Framework, focusing on six areas for immediate and long-term job creation.

Trumka: New GOP bill would gut workers’ rights

September 13, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republicans are backing a new bill they introduced after the NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing, which the board says retaliated against workers for exercising their rights.

Payroll tax, jobs and Social Security

September 6, 2011 By Art Perlo

One 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...

Joint session of Congress to hear the president on jobs

September 1, 2011 By John Wojcik

President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress, ending yet another GOP attempt to embarrass the president.

Smiley and West’s Poverty Tour: A call for unconditional brotherhood

August 24, 2011 By Glenn Ramsey

Tavis 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...