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Health reform helps Californians, repeal would be costly
January 13, 2011The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) has released a report detailing what would happen to Californians if repeal happens.
Read moreWal-Mart job-killing “Trojan horse,” says new report
January 12, 2011Allowing Wal-Mart open a store here would be akin to letting in an economy-killing "Trojan Horse," says this city's Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and he has a study to prove it.
Read moreObama, triangulation and what’s our job for 2012
January 11, 2011For Obama, triangulation makes sense, and focusing criticism on it instead of on putting together the grassroots structures for us to win in 2012 is a dead end.
Read more“Show-Me Solutions” are no solution, Missouri lawmaker says
January 7, 2011Missouri's new Republican House leader declared a Republican mandate for a "change in the culture of how we operate," but a freshman lawmaker thinks otherwise.
Read moreOregon workers petition for jobs, safety net
January 5, 2011With the jobless rate in the Rose City at 10.6 percent or 38,402 workers unemployed, the labor movement and its allies are fed up and fighting back.
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