Elections
Sweaty palms and election choices: Your mailman talks turkey
September 17, 2014The choice is clear. Crystal clear. We have to engage and influence our friends, family members, co-workers, and even some strangers to vote for pro-worker candidates.
Read moreAFL-CIO president: Michael Brown is family (video)
September 16, 2014"Our brother killed our sister's son and we do not have to wait for the judgment of prosecutors or courts to tell us how terrible this is."
Read morePrimaries end with Scott Brown win but some tea party losses
September 10, 2014The 2014 primary election season came to an end yesterday with the former Massachusetts Republican Senator Scott Brown winning the GOP primary in New Hampshire.
Read morePresident’s delay on immigration action allows crisis to deepen
September 9, 2014Despite his anger, U.S. Rep Luis Gutiérrez (D, Il.) said people should not allow their disgust regarding inaction on immigration reform to keep them from voting in November.
Read moreDetroit Labor Day: Democracy not for sale!
September 2, 2014"The concentration of wealth in too few hands and growing inequality is hitting hard at working families."
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