economy
Workers United convention rallies in solidarity with Occupy Chicago
November 1, 2011Saying that it is "time to take our country back and we will, "over 200 delegates to the Midwest Regional Joint Board Convention of Workers United declared their solidarity with Occupy Chicago on Oct. 26.
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What do trade deals have to do with the Occupy movement?
October 31, 2011What do these two seemingly different events - the recent China trade deal and the Occupy movement - have in common?
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Chicago unemployment activist’s message of hope
October 31, 2011When Janet Edburg was laid off from her job at a Chicago photo lab equipment manufacturer three years ago, she experienced first hand the despair felt by millions of unemployed workers.
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Do plutocrats need to worry about potholes?
October 26, 2011The newest Audi ads note the country is really falling apart. "The roads are underfunded by $450 billion," says Audi. "With the right car, you may never notice." Subtle? No. Powerful?
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It’s official: Top 1% doubled their share of nation’s income
October 26, 2011The Congressional Budget Office said in a new report this week what the labor movement and its allies have been saying all along.
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