Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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U.S.
Senate follows House in banning money for Trump war on Iran
February 14, 2020By a bipartisan 55-45 vote on Feb. 13, the GOP-run Senate followed the Democratic-run House and barred saber-rattling Donald Trump from spending any military money to make war on Iran.
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Labor
Trumka: 19-year high in strikes shows ‘sea change in America’
February 13, 2020Federal workers are still trying to recover from Trump’s stoppage, which cost them five weeks of pay.
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Politics
Teacher unions say ‘active shooter’ drills traumatize students
February 13, 2020Imagine a shaking, scared kindergartener or pre-schooler hiding in a closet or under her desk, hoping and praying the man with the gun won’t shoot her.
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U.S.
After New Hampshire win, Sanders calls for unity to defeat Trump
February 12, 2020After Biden’s fifth-place finish, Bernie moves up to front-runner status in national polls.
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Labor
Unions gear up for big election among California child care providers
February 12, 2020This workforce of mostly women of color, isolated in their own day care centers, will finally be able to take care of themselves—and each other.
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Labor
Parade of Dems warn UAW of perils of continuing Republican rule
February 11, 2020A parade of prominent Democrats have warned delegates to the Auto Workers Legislative/Political Conference of the perils of continuing Republican rule in Washington.
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U.S.
Trump budget cuts trillions from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
February 11, 2020Days after promising in the State of the Union to save these programs he shows his true intentions are the opposite.
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Politics
After final debate Dems wrap up their New Hampshire campaigns
February 10, 2020While they differ on issues they, like so many of the voters, pledge that the defeat of Trump in November is their united goal.
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