Poverty
Comcast arrests spotlight Occupy issues: fairness vs. big biz
November 7, 2011Nine Occupy Wall Street activists held a sit-in and were arrested at the Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia urging the giant cable company to pay its fair share.
Read morePoverty is up and guess what? Corporate taxes are down
November 3, 2011As the deadline for the Senate super committee draws nearer two new studies highlight what's at stake.
Read moreSEIU leader: Americans, South Africans face similar challenges
October 25, 2011It appears both the U.S. and South Africa are discussing simliar issues such as rising income inequality and the challenges of advancing a progressive agenda.
Read moreAusterity cuts in Greece cause suffering
October 25, 2011"The thing doesn't end with salary cuts. It's the uncertainty of what will happen tomorrow, because each day they tell us something new."
Read moreSounding the alarm for jobs, beating the drum for justice
October 7, 2011The message was loud and clear here at the Take Back the American Dream conference earlier this week: Jobs not cuts!
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