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Campaign demands more funding for reentry programs

January 23, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

Supporters of the 50 percent for Jobs not Jails campaign rallied at the Alameda County Administration Building in Oakland Jan. 20.

Time to close Wall Street’s “Retirement Advice” loophole

January 16, 2015 By Mike Hall

Wall Street brokers and financial firms that provide retirement investment advice can drain away thousands of dollars of hard-earned savings from a single retirement account.

Rebel with a cause – a young Ferguson commissioner

January 16, 2015 By Al Neal

"It's always difficult being young and a minority of anything. Because you always end up asking yourself, 'will my voice really be heard?' "

Panelists at wage summit propose practical steps to raise wages

January 8, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

A panel of workers, a Laborer-turned-big-city mayor, a small business owner and others proposed practical moves for taking labor's "Raise The Wages," campaign nationwide.

In Dresden, PEGIDA meets opposition

January 7, 2015 By Victor Grossman

Racism and fascism are real dangers here and elsewhere. One can hope that this weapon of biting sarcasm will at least rein in the PEGIDA danger.