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Federal Workers Face Retaliation For Walkout Over Poverty Wages
Last week federal contractors walked off the job to protest poverty wages. This week some of them are experiencing retaliation, and Good Jobs Nation has filed a National Labor Relations Board complaint.
The Baltimore Uprising's Backstory
It’s not as though what happened in Baltimore was unique or even unusual in our nation’s history. Race riots, as we used to call them, are as American as baseball and apple pie.
We Will Not Forget Workers' Struggles in Wisconsin
We will continue to gather in solidarity. We will continue to fight for our rights. And we will continue to declare that “This is what democracy looks like!”
Progressive Breakfast
Bernie Is In Sen. Bernie Sanders to announce Democratic primary challenge tomorrow. Vermont Public Radio: "Sanders will release a short statement on that day and then hold a major campaign kickoff in Vermont in several weeks ... Sanders' basic message will be that the...
Baltimore's Plight Shows Why A Good Jobs Policy Is Way Overdue
The struggles of central Baltimore communities that are now part of the national conversation highlight the urgency of a "Good Jobs for All" campaign that will be launched today by the Center for Community Change.
Right-Wing Media Blames Everyone But Police For Baltimore Unrest
The right-wing response to stories of police violence and brutality against blacks, and black deaths at the hands of police, is becoming as predictable as the stories themselves. Only the names and locations seem to change.
The Right Hates TPP And Fast Track, Too
Republicans in Congress can read polls and letters from their constituents as well as Democrats. They are starting to realize that it might not be wise to rubber-stamp a fast track for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
After Iran Letter Debacle, Republicans Want To Write a Climate Letter
Republicans often are gluttons for punishment. So it's not surprising that they're gearing up for another futile and embarrassing letter campaign, this time on climate.
The Right Wing Isn’t Crazy, It’s Strategic
The Oklahoma House banned AP American History, the Tennessee House named the Bible “the official state book,” the Mississippi House passed a “Jesus Take the Wheel” bill. These right-wing efforts seem crazy. They're not.
The Words of Dead Workers
On Workers’ Memorial Day, commemorating lives lost on the job, USW members will place spotlights on 35 crosses honoring workers killed at a Texas City refinery over 35 years, to highlight lives sacrificed when safety was compromised there.
