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Labor launches new drive to back Obama on deficit

September 20, 2011 By John Wojcik

The AFL-CIO has launched an on-line letter campaign that will enable millions to directly write their lawmakers in support of the president's deficit reduction and job creation plans.

Hurricane forecast moves closer to home for millions

August 25, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republican Gov. Chris Christie, notorious for his insistence that the federal government stay out of New Jersey, is already demanding federal aid.

Big Business hiding more of its money

August 17, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The U.S. collects less in corporate taxes as a share of GDP than 24 out of 26 industrialized countries, ahead of only Chile and Mexico.

Groups demand Bank of America stop foreclosures, pay taxes

August 17, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky

BOA made $10 billion in profits last year. However, they paid nothing in taxes.

A little debt-ceiling history, and a few suggestions

August 5, 2011 By Norman Markowitz

It was a double "hostage crisis": The right enforced party discipline on the whole GOP and then made the Democrats negotiate on its own terms.