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The Choice In Portland: Austerity Versus a People’s Budget
It’s no secret that most cities, counties, states and school districts in the U.S. are facing big deficits. What is less understood is the extent to which austerity cuts have become politicians’ bi-partisan response
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Defeating “Right to Work”
The passage of the grotesquely misnamed “Right to Work” (RTW) legislation in Michigan should be putting the entire nation on red alert. Downward pressure on the standard of living such bills unleash on the
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Austerity: The One Percent’s Global Battle Cry
Whether we are left with the Fiscal Cliff or a Grand Bargain, workers in the U.S. face massive cuts to programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, unemployment insurance, Food Stamp assistance and other
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AFL-CIO Somehow Declares Victory in Wisconsin
In the wake of the Wisconsin elections and the failure to unseat Governor Walker, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has issued a victory statement of sorts, resorting to the most tortured and convoluted logic. For
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What Future for Pensions?
Compared to its Northern European counterparts, the US welfare state has always been considered inadequate. After decades of ‘reforms’ pushed through aggressively by the Reagan, Clinton, and Bush administrations, it now rests on a
Read More »Chicago Senior Citzens Protest Social Program Funding Cuts; Over Forty Cited
by Occupy Chicago Press (Chicago, IL) Yesterday morning, nearly 1,500 members of the Jane Addams Senior Caucus (JASC), their supporters, and Occupy Chicago rallied downtown to protest
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