economy
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Workers’ wages stagnate, Wall Street compensation soars
Working class wages have been stagnant since 1973, but for the bankers and the capitalists, compensation has been beating inflation.…
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Public sector in the crosshairs of anti-union politicians
A new wave of anti-labor legislative proposals have a clear goal: Force on public-sector unions the same concessions that were…
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Veterans unable to find jobs after leaving military
Job opportunities are so rare for returning vets who have spent their days, months and years in war zones that…
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Census shows widespread poverty
According to a report published by the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2009 15.7 percent of people in the United States…
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Workers in Norwich, Conn., organize against cuts to social services
Municipal workers organized by United Electrical Workers Local 222 are fighting back against social service cuts and a pay freeze…
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California budget attacks higher education
California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to cut $1 billion from California’s university system and $400 million in from community colleges,…
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A solution to the budget crisis? Tax the rich!
In a recent poll, 61 percent of respondents stated that the first thing to do about the the budget crisis…
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The PSL in 2010: ‘What do we do? Stand up, fight back!’
"Sit down, shut up and take it." That was the ruling class's message to workers and poor people in 2010.…
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California budget proposal ‘a gun to the head’ of workers and the poor
As he unveiled his budget plan for California, Gov. Jerry Brown—the state’s top Democrat—said “some people might say I am…
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Capitalists attack workers’ pension rights
For the last several decades, public workers in the United States could count on eventually retiring from their jobs with…
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