economy
1,000 Michigan workers lobby: Save our communities!
March 9, 2011Workers answered the Michigan AFL-CIO's call and turned out in force March 8 to lobby the state Senate against budget cuts and takeovers of cities and schools.
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Providence, R.I., dilemma: tax the rich or fire teachers
March 8, 2011City officials are planning major slashes, but "tax the rich" bills could help Providence avoid those damaging cuts.
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Public workers are US
March 8, 2011Under the guise of "fiscal responsibility" the tea party GOP extreme right at both the federal and state level is wielding a two-edged sword aimed at the heart of the black and Latino community's economic life.
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Campus rally and teach-in slam Ohio education cuts
March 7, 2011Faced with the prospect of massive cuts and hikes in tuition and fees, hundreds of students at Ohio University took part in a teach-in, a rally and a march last week.
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Time for working class to take a stand on taxes
March 4, 2011The debate around tax policy is the right place for working class people to take a stand.
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