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Raise fuel efficiency to 60 miles per gallon, coalition says
May 9, 2011The coalition of almost three dozen local and national environmental groups is calling for a fuel economy standard of 60 miles per gallon by 2025.
Read moreWall Street doesn’t know what “enough” means
May 9, 2011As the lords of finance are showing us, in the present era of capitalist development even small victories on the progressive side of the ledger are never secure.
Read moreWalker signs a bill, makes workers sick
May 6, 2011In the wake of his recent bid to end the collective bargaining rights of state employees, Scott Walker signed a bill that overturns Milwaukee's paid sick leave law.
Read moreLabor leaders call Democrats’ jobs plan a “start”
May 5, 2011The jobs plan unveiled yesterday by congressional Democrats is a step in the right direction, unions say.
Read moreWill Obama meetings on immigration reform bear fruit?
May 5, 2011The meetings were apparently a response to pressure on the administration to back off of its aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.
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