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Ohio Labor Day fests defy “economic royalists”

September 7, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Boosting the fight against Republican attacks on union and voting rights, tens of thousands rallied at Labor Day picnics, festivals and marches in cities throughout Ohio.

Top labor leader: The fight is about morals

May 27, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is redefining workers' battle with the radical right as a moral struggle, saying it involves the nation's future.

GOP strategy: limit voting rights

May 2, 2011 By Ryan C. Ebersole

In 33 Republican-governed states, new laws have been proposed or enacted that make voter laws much stricter.

Over 4 million U.S. citizens denied right to vote

September 23, 2010 By Joe Sims

A protest rally calling for restoration of voting rights for ex-felons was held last week at the University of the District of Columbia.

California ballot initiatives mostly an assault on democracy

May 4, 2010

Three of five propositions on the June 8 California primary ballot are an assault on the voting rights of the people, and on their pocketbooks.