Labor
Army base reopening a step closer
April 11, 2011Prospects for redeveloping the Oakland Army Base moved a step forward last week as the City Council voted to extend its negotiating agreement with developers California Capital Group and AMB Corp.
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To guarantee life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, tax the rich
April 11, 2011Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are rights written into the U.S. Declaration of Independence, to be pursued as goals for free citizens living in a democratic society.
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Federal probe demanded in Wisconsin election scandal
April 8, 2011Republican County Clerk Kathy Nicolaus took the election data off the county's computer network and put it on stand-alone computers accessible only in her office.
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Chicago fights education cuts
April 8, 2011Republican budget cuts served as the backdrop for a recent labor and community rally and march sponsored by the Chicago Teachers Union.
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They cry wolf too many times
April 8, 2011Andrew Breitbart: remember him? Now he's also turned his greasy rightwing eye on the Communist Party.
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