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1,000 demand “Good Jobs Now” at Progressive Caucus speakout

July 23, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

SEATTLE - People lined up at microphones at a July 23 "speak out" here to demand that Congress stop kowtowing to the corporations and do what voters elected them to do: create good jobs at a...

Holding Americans hostage

July 22, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

The problem is not so much a "gang of six" now making deals, but the gang that took over the House of Representatives and statehouses and governorships across the country last fall.

Surprising voices say it’s time to “embrace” immigration

July 20, 2011 By John Rummel

At Monday's "Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future" conference, CEOs, foundation leaders, New York's mayor and Michigan's Republican governor all discussed the benefits of immigration.

Elizabeth Warren falls on her sword

July 19, 2011 By John Case

Elizabeth Warren represented the moral opposite of the decadence in Wall Street that nearly ruined, and may yet ruin, the whole nation.

“Rebuild the Dream”: For Henry Rhodes it’s still out of reach

July 19, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

In house parties across the nation, 25,000 participants told heartfelt stories of their struggles to make the "American dream" a reality.