Rick Nagin
LATEST ARTICLES BY Rick Nagin
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U.S.
Obama in Strongsville: It takes courage
March 15, 2010STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Speaking to a boisterous crowd of 800 in suburban Cleveland here, President Barack Obama made an impassioned appeal for health care reform.
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Labor
Contract ratified at Cleveland’s MetroHealth
March 10, 2010Declining patient volume due to the economic crisis forced workers at MetroHealth to accept some concessions in a new three-year contract that was ratified Feb. 12.
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Opinion
Defend the democratic coalition
March 4, 2010Progressives need to relearn the rich lessons of the New Deal experience, and act accordingly.
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U.S.
In key Senate race, Democrats are divided
March 1, 2010In Ohio, one leading Democrat is seen as having a better chance of winning in November, but the other has more money and is ahead in primary polls.
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Labor
Fancy suits for some, but workers get shaft
February 1, 2010BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Workers from the Hugo Boss clothing firm are battling to stop the company from closing one of the last remaining domestic clothing plants and moving to Turkey.
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U.S.
Obama brings ‘shot in the arm’ to hard-hit Ohio
January 25, 2010ELYRIA, Ohio - Lorain County, ravaged by closed plants, budget crises and double-digit unemployment, gave President Obama an enthusiastic welcome Friday.
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Opinion
Musicians’ victory is good for all workers
January 21, 2010CLEVELAND - Musicians at this city's famous orchestra are taking heat from phony populists, but their union's firmness sets an example that is good for the entire labor movement.
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Opinion
Ultra right is down, but not out
January 4, 2010The actions of the Republican Party over the past year in opposition to health care reform and every other program of the Obama administration are unprecedented in character.
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