economy
Fancy suits for some, but workers get shaft
February 1, 2010BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Workers from the Hugo Boss clothing firm are battling to stop the company from closing one of the last remaining domestic clothing plants and moving to Turkey.
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Suburbs see huge growth in poverty
February 1, 2010Over one-third of America's poor are now living outside of urban centers according to a new survey released last week.
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He got the ball rolling
January 28, 2010Last night the president got the ball rolling, but he didn't roll it far enough or always in the right direction. So now it's our turn.
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The freeze and the fire
January 27, 2010Obama's budget freeze: hard to imagine a worse conclusion to draw from the Massachusetts election, or a more telling lesson for working people.
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Oregon delivers ‘tax the rich’ message
January 27, 2010Oregon voters sent a message to the nation yesterday, raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to prevent cuts in education and other public services.
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