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The Gumby Act: The Republican Plan to Bend Workers Into Pretzels

The GOP wants to force 'flexibility' on employees, not bosses.

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West Blast Obliterates Safety Lie

The West, Texas disaster proves lax regulations endanger both workers and communities.

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Margaret Thatcher’s Ghost

The Iron Lady is being laid to rest, but her policies haunt the White House.

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Bait and Switch, CEO-Style

CEOs blame the poor for the nation's financial woes, then laugh all the way to the Caymans.

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The GOP’s Big Yellow Taxi Syndrome

Now that sequester cuts have kicked in, Republicans are realizing they've paved paradise.

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Can You Trust Big Banks With Your Money?

The lesson from Cyprus: Your hard-earned savings can vanish in the vault.

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Paul Ryan Disses ‘The Help’ Again

Rep. Paul Ryan takes from the poor and gives to the rich.

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Too Big to Jail

Switzerland and the European Union have reined in bankers. So why can't the U.S.?

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The Invisible Fist

The GOP respects the hand of the market, but disrespects those who work for it.

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7 Ways Sequestration Will Sock the Middle Class

Once again, the GOP strips funds from the neediest to pad their own wallets.

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The State of the Unions

With labor under full-scale attack, President Obama must speak up.

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Immigration Reform Prevents Employer Abuse

America must hold employers accountable for baiting immigrants, then exploiting them.

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Read My Lips: Yes, New Taxes

The EU has passed a financial transaction tax. What's America waiting for?

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What Wal-Mart and Lance Armstrong Have in Common

After scandals, Armstrong and Wal-Mart seek redemption without remorse.

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Uncertainty? Just Ask The Middle Class

America's trade relationship with China costs us millions of manufacturing jobs.

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GOP Uses Government to Hurt, Not Help

Republicans are stingy when it comes to disaster relief, but spend big to fund discrimination.

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Happy Holidays! GOP Delivers Uncertainty to Middle Class

Republican union-busting doesn't protect workers' rights.

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Dethrone ‘Filibuster King’ Mitch McConnell

The fight is on to fix the minority's silent domination of the Senate.

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How To Make Money Off the U.S. Debt (If Your Name Is Simpson or Bowles)

For $40,000, the failed commission leaders will tell you we should funnel middle-class retirement funds to rich CEOs.

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Party of Entitled Rich Threatens Economy

The fiscal cliff showdown exposes the GOP's stubborn favoritism toward the wealthiest Americans.

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Wake Up, Boehner. Morning Bells Are Ringing: The Dems Won

John Boehner's and Mitch McConnell's party lost Tuesday, but they are still committed to defying the people.

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Romney Willing to Win Without Honor

Could voters elect a president that lacks integrity?

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Will Romney Really Create 12 Million Jobs? Ask Sensata Workers

Bain Capital's outsourcing of 170 jobs at Sensata Technologies indicates Romney's true opinion of American workers.

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Dear Mitt: The Emergency Room Is Not a Healthcare Plan

People don't die from lack of health insurance, Romney claims.

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Republicans Reject Unions ... But Respect Union Refs?

Unbelievably, Republicans gave NFL union referees a little respect. Too bad it doesn't extend to other unions.

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Romney Loves American Cars; Obama Loves American Car Workers

While Romney was busy buying fancy cars, Obama was ensuring American cars are made in America by Americans.

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Romney, Ryan, GOP Demand Obama Stop Strengthening Welfare-to-Work

Republicans flip-flop on welfare-to-work, challenging efforts by Obama to help states find jobs for welfare recipients.

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The Rich Really Are Different

Silver-spooners like Romney and Ryan have never experienced real fiscal insecurity--and their policies reflect it

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Titanic Tax Shirking by Those in First Class

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Emblematic of 1 Percenters, Cooper Tire Punk’d Workers

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The Antidote for Stupidity of Shipping Tax-Dollar-Financed Jobs Overseas

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Giving Thanks for the Occupation, Election, Demonstrations

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The Week of Walking Backwards

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Seeking a Trade Rule Enforcer

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This Labor Day, Build Esprit de Corps for Action

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Colombia FTA: Rewarding Promises Instead of Performance

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GOP Attacks on Labor Are an Attack on Women

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Time to Wield the Foreign Policy Stick

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Oligarchy

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Mourning in America: Death of the Middle Class

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The Voters’ Message: Manufacture a Solution

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Assert Yourself, America; Don’t Be an Illegal Trade Victim

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What’s Green, White and Blue? American Jobs

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For the Strength of Rosie the Riveter, Make It in America

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America Is No Number 2: We Must Stop Chinese Currency Manipulation

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Trading Lives for Safety Awards

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More Regulation Is the Solution, Not the Problem

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In Trade, Too Often, the Victim is Blamed

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