Labor
Retirees mobilize to defend Social Security, Medicare
July 10, 2011Rep. Murphy said that if the cap on Social Security taxes on high incomes was raised, the solvency of the fund would be secured for the future.
Read moreObama defends collective bargaining on Twitter
July 8, 2011Obama was using Twitter to go over the heads of the press corps, and to address people who don't read papers or watch TV but rely on social media.
Read moreEurope and U.S. have same problem: capitalism
July 8, 2011Major sections of capital believe the debt crisis gives them a golden opportunity to completely shift the costs of the "reproduction of labor power" to working people and break their fighting spirit.
Read moreBoeing gets $1700 for a $7 part
July 7, 2011The Machinists union this morning called attention to a Defense Department audit that finds Boeing is overcharging the government by millions of dollars.
Read moreKasich budget escalates class warfare
July 7, 2011Ohio Gov. John Kasich escalated his radical program of open class warfare last week with his new two-year budget.
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