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Political courage to create jobs is lacking, AFL-CIO’s Trumka charges

January 11, 2010 By John Wojcik

Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, in a major address today at the National Press Club in Washington, said the jobs crisis "cries out for political courage but that courage is not much in evidence.

Trumka: Time for a new economy

January 11, 2010 By Richard Trumka

The full text of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech on labor's agenda for a new economy at the National Press Club.

Clean energy manufacturing wins federal boost

January 8, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu

President Obama announced funding for tax credits to promote new job growth in the clean energy manufacturing sector.

2010 elections key to building a green, demilitarized economy

January 7, 2010 By John Bachtell

In a Dec. 4 editorial entitled, "The Welfare State and Military Power," the Wall Street Journal actually said something I agree with: you can't have both guns and butter.

Detroit book forum calls for new economy

January 7, 2010 By John Rummel

Jim Wallis, founding editor-in-chief of Sojourners Magazine, a Christian social justice publication, calls for new values and new economy.