economy
Hire the unemployed to meet the snow emergency
February 2, 2011It’s time to hire the unemployed at union wages - start with laid off public workers - and help save lives and clean up this mess.
Read moreGOP economic plans signal class war on working families
February 1, 2011Detailed analysis of House Republican economic proposals reveals an extreme agenda that few Americans would have knowingly voted for.
Read moreWhat happened to the War on Poverty?
February 1, 2011With the remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy and the passing of Sargent Shriver, a foot soldier in the War on Poverty, recently, I have been reading about the early 1960s and listening to speeches...
Read moreState of the Union and openings for progress
January 28, 2011The president's State of the Union speech provided openings and challenges for the labor and people's movements on jobs and economic security, peace and democratic rights.
Read moreChina-U.S. summit was a win-win
January 28, 2011Last week's White House summit meeting between President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao marked an important turn in U.S.-China relations.
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