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Grassroots activist pledges ongoing fight for health reform

February 16, 2010 By Elena Mora

If we can break through on health care then the rest of that change agenda can move, and if we don't break through on health care it won't.

Audio: Communist Party responds to Obama’s SOTU address

January 29, 2010 By Jarvis Tyner

The following is an interview with Communist Party Executive Vice Chair Jarvis Tyner in response to President Obama's January 27th state of the union address. It was conducted Thursday January 28th.

Tens of thousands call Washington to demand no tax on workers’ benefits

January 13, 2010 By John Wojcik

As phones ring off the hook in the nation's capital with calls from workers angry about a Senate health reform bill that would tax their benefits there are signals coming from both the White House and...

Working people cannot accept anything less than real reform, says labor leader

December 17, 2009 By Richard Trumka

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks out on the most recent version of the Senate health care bill.

Lieberman says he’ll filibuster Medicare buy-in

December 14, 2009 By John Wojcik

Democrats in the Senate who thought they had a compromise progressives and "centrists" could both support learned this weekend that independent Sen. Joe Lieberman can be counted on to do just about anything to sabotage health...