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U.S. Labor Against the War: back the Iran nuke deal!
August 12, 2015The organization that led the drive to force organized labor to oppose the Iraq War, is calling on unionists to back the proposed agreement that curbs Iran's nuclear development program.
Read moreBernie Sanders rallies in Northwest draw record crowds
August 10, 2015Sanders appealed for unity, and declared that having good jobs, racial, and gender equality, health care, and higher education for all "is not utopian dreaming."
Read moreWhite House threatens to veto GOP anti-VA worker bill
August 7, 2015If HR1994 becomes law, the VA would in essence return to the spoils system of the 1800s, where bosses could fire workers for political reasons - or none at all.
Read morePresident announces Clean Power Plan to supportive poll results
August 7, 2015The EPA released its final rule on the regulation of power plants in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent by 2030.
Read moreMass movement the key to voting rights protection
August 6, 2015Fifty years ago today, thanks to a mass movement started by African American WWII veterans, Voting Rights Act was signed into law.
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