National
Shutdown: Fascism with a democratic face
October 17, 2013The democratic process was kidnapped by Republicans (and seven Democrats) in the U.S. House of Representatives on October 1.
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Lawmakers scramble on government shutdown and debt ceiling deal
October 16, 2013The solution, in any case, is only temporary with another showdown or shutdown possible again early next year.
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Dallas joins national day of protest over shutdown
October 16, 2013About 50 activists, many of them retirees, gathered outside the office of Senator Ted Cruz in Dallas on October 15.
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Today in labor history: Black inventor Henry Blair patents cotton planter
October 14, 2013In 1857 patent rights were denied to slaves and were restored after the Civil War. Blair died in 1860, the year the war began.
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Shutdown puts hundreds of thousands in dire straits
October 14, 2013About half a million federal employees remain locked out of their jobs due to the shutdown.
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