Republican Party
GOP uses “budget cutting” to attack unions
February 7, 2011An influential right-wing group among the House's new GOP majority, the 170-member Republican Study Committee (RSC), is using "budget cutting" as an excuse to attack federal worker union reps.
Read moreObama renominates his pick for labor board
February 7, 2011Showing he won't take the Senate GOP "no's" for an answer, President Barack Obama on Jan. 26 renominated former top union attorney Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations Board.
Read moreThe GOP doesn’t care about hungry families
November 17, 2010One in four children are in danger of going hungry every night says the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a new report on “food insecurity.”
Read moreTea party activism tied to extremists turning violent
October 25, 2010The tea party and its Republican Party handlers have been linked to extremist and openly racist organizations.
Read moreNY GOP candidate engages in hate speech
October 14, 2010As New York reels from a wave of anti-gay violence and bullying, GOP gubernatorial candidate "Crazy Carl" Paladino added to the hateful atmosphere by unleashing a stream of anti-LGBT vitriol.
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