Democrats
GOP says no to jobless benefits, groups plan D.C. march
June 24, 2010How do you trim a bill to provide unemployment benefits to laid-off workers in the millionaires' club of the U.S. Senate?
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Support for the tea party weakens
June 17, 2010The most important feature of last Tuesday's primary was not the anti-incumbent vote.
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Arkansas lesson: organize the South
June 14, 2010There was justice in organized labor's efforts to unseat Blanche Lincoln - but the real issue is the unfulfilled historic legacy of its plans to organize the South.
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Massachusetts vote shows people want results
January 20, 2010Yesterday's Senate contest in Massachusetts shows that voters are "frustrated at the lack of action coming from Washington," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said today.
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The ruckus over Harry Reid
January 11, 2010Words do matter. But Republicans are the worst offenders when it comes to racism.
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