Republicans
Ohio jobless demand action
December 1, 2010As federal unemployment benefits expired for 800,000 Americans Tuesday, people rallied in downtown Cleveland to demand extension of this critical lifeline.
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Government wage freeze — a bad idea
November 30, 2010Obama announced his proposal for a two year wage freeze for all non-military government workers. The proposal is a terrible idea. It's bad for the economy and feeds into racist, anti-worker stereotypes of the "lazy" public...
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Tea party movement’s new politics: dangerous shape-shifting
November 30, 2010The usual norms of political discourse would emphasize a party's ability to ask pertinent questions and provide salient answers; to probe facts, poll members and seek solutions based largely on consensus or majority sentiment. Today's politics...
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GOP poised to pull lifeline from jobless
November 29, 2010If Congress fails to immediately extend benefits more than two million jobless workers will lose their lifeline in December.
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Republican attack on labor goes way beyond Congress
November 24, 2010During the Great Depression, big business used the crisis to attack workers' wages and living standards directly, cutting wages even while turning big profits. And exactly the same thing is happening again.
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