economy
It’s complicated: President Obama and mass movement building
August 25, 2011The building of a mass movement on the scale of the 1930s or 1960s is a complicated process, despite the many-sided problems today's movement has the potential to eclipse them.
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 morePower struggle rages in Iran
August 23, 2011With less than two years to go before the next presidential election in Iran a power struggle to determine its outcome is in full swing.
Read moreIn pilot project, AFL-CIO organizes Minnesota jobless workers
August 19, 2011The AFL-CIO, in a pilot project in the Twin Cities and in six other areas, is trying to bring some hope back - along with practical help.
Read moreDetroit demands action on jobs
August 17, 2011Over 5,000 jobseekers showed up in Detroit for the second stop on the Congressional Black Caucus's "For the People" tour.
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