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Herman Cain: Defense of bigotry, the ultra rich and the ultra right

October 24, 2011 By Jarvis Tyner

Herman Cain's main role is to give a kind of seal of approval to the racism, and bigotry of the Republican Party and he does it well. And right-wing Republican audiences adore him.

The Jewish New Year and political vampires

September 21, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon

This may be a good time to think about repairing frayed relationships, taking a long view of our movement's needs and the struggle for peace and justice.

Trumka: New GOP bill would gut workers’ rights

September 13, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republicans are backing a new bill they introduced after the NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing, which the board says retaliated against workers for exercising their rights.

Retiree group working to get seniors to back Obama

September 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The labor-backed Alliance for Retired Americans is gearing up for a tough battle - getting non-union retirees to vote for Barack Obama in 2012.

Millions make change

August 30, 2011 By Sam Webb

The initiatives and actions of the American people were an essential ingredient in the progressive-democratic thrust in the 1930s and 1960s. The same is true today.