democracy
Historic battle for voting rights is front and center
May 29, 2012Newly elected Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merril, a Democrat, was stunned to discover that her Republican counterparts across the country were all focused on how to keep the number of voters down in their states.
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Steelworkers remember martyrs, fight for living
May 29, 2012The Republic Steel mill in south Chicago is sacred ground for the American labor movement.
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Immigrant rights activists say keep families together
May 23, 2012Vargas, the father of four U.S. citizen children, has led a crime free life but now sits in a Monroe County jail.
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Wisconsin Walker recall battle close to dead heat
May 23, 2012Polls show a near dead heat in the bitter battle pitting labor's legions against Walker's millions.
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Voters may decide fate of Emergency Manager law
May 18, 2012Attorneys representing Stand Up for Democracy, a broad coalition of labor and community groups, presented the case.
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