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The 2012 elections are critical to defeating the 1%

December 20, 2011 By Jarvis Tyner

With the 2012 elections less than a year away, the entire right wing is amassing great sums of money in order to win. They want to take over the White House and the both houses of...

Union women jump into fight for jobless benefits

December 16, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The Coalition of Labor Union Women and a wide range of other women's groups are banding together to push their issues to the fore in the 2012 election.

84-year-old Wisconsin woman told to pay $200 poll tax

December 14, 2011 By John Wojcik

The Justice Department says it is looking carefully at the voter suppression laws put through by Republican lawmakers all over the country.

Despite attack ads, Elizabeth Warren gains steam (with video)

December 14, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Elizabeth Warren's campaign to defeat tea-party darling Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., has surged to frontrunner status.

Senate to hold hearings on early voting restrictions

December 12, 2011 By Joe Sims

As thousands of civil rights and labor groups marched in New York City against Koch brothers funded and GOP-led efforts to suppress voting rights, the U.S. Senate scheduled January hearings on the issue.