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Labor, democracy and the debt ceiling

July 13, 2011 By Scott Marshall

Discussing the negotiations on the debt ceiling got me thinking about some early experiences in the labor movement.

What’s at stake in Minnesota shutdown: video

July 5, 2011 By Workday Minnesota

A video produced by the Labor Education Service outlines the many public services being affected by the state government shutdown.

Minnesota government shutdown puts thousands out of work

July 1, 2011 By Barb Kucera

Minnesota's sluggish economy, struggling to recover from the recession, will be rocked by the layoffs of 23,000 state employees and thousands of others.

Majority favors taxing rich, ending war to cut deficit

June 30, 2011

The Republican political establishment appears to be at odds with the majority of the Republican base.

Letter to Washington: Don’t cut deficits on backs of poor

June 30, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Negotiations on deficit reductions in the past 30 years have been guided by a bipartisan agreement that the spending cuts should not increase poverty.