by Sara Robinson | Oct 14, 2011 | Blog
On Sunday, February 13, 2011, a few hundred union members gathered at the state capitol building in Madison, WI to confront Gov. Scott Walker over a bill designed to strip public employees of their right to organize. The next day, they were joined by over a thousand...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 14, 2011 | Blog, Economy
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by Leo Gerard | Oct 14, 2011 | Blog, Making it in America
As the Occupy Wall Street movement spread across the nation last week, politicians in D.C. flipped the bird at protesters – including those camping in Washington’s McPherson Square. Here’s how: While occupiers sought political focus on the unemployment, impoverishment...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 14, 2011 | Blog, China Currency Showdown
Congress just passed three more NAFTA-like trade deals, so our country's trade deficit is going to get even worse. And pressure on working people to accept pay and benefit cuts and longer and harder working hours is going to get even worse. And the rewards to the top...
by Sean McMartin | Oct 13, 2011 | Blog, Economy
On the same day that conservatives in the Senate blocked action on a bill that would create 2 million new jobs, progressives and business leaders were in the nearby Russell Senate Office Building discussing what it takes to create good jobs. The Good Jobs For A...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 13, 2011 | Blog
(Updated with new action items.) Disturbing developments in New York City. Mayor Mike Bloomberg just said he's going to use the police to effectively end "Occupy Wall Street" Friday morning. In a transparent ploy, new rules were passed out this morning prohibiting...
