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Orlando residents demonstrate against tax cuts for rich
December 12, 2012Progressive forces in the Orlando area held multiple actions on Dec. 10 around higher taxes for the rich and pending cuts in social benefits.
Read moreConnecticut rallies issue call to tax the rich; no cuts to Social Security
December 12, 2012Connecticut union, retiree, community and clergy groups sent a clear message to Congress and the president in two candlelight vigils.
Read moreMissourians say “No cuts to Medicare, Social Security”
December 11, 2012"We cannot cut our way to job creation," the Rev. Broadnax told labor and community allies here as they held a press conference out-side of the Delmar-Loop Social Security office.
Read more“Fiscal cliff” actions urge Congress to tax rich, no cuts
December 10, 2012The pressure for unionists to weigh in rose as the ruling House Republicans refused to budge from their stand for protecting the Bush tax cuts for the rich.
Read moreInequality, a growing national crisis
November 28, 2012Democracy came out a winner in Michigan's elections when Republican Gov. Snyder's Emergency Manager law went down to defeat in a statewide referendum.
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