Public workers are US
Under the guise of "fiscal responsibility" the tea party GOP extreme right at both the federal and state level is wielding a two-edged sword aimed at the heart of the black and Latino community's economic life.
Attention Glenn Beck: Capitalism, not unions, is the problem
Not missed by anyone in this majority African American city is the racist inference that Detroit's residents are the root of the problem.
New poll: Americans disagree with Republicans on Social Security, Medicare
The Republican leadership is setting itself up on a crash course with the sentiments of the American people - Democrats, independents and Republicans alike, according to a just-released poll.
Timely reading: “Engels, A Revolutionary Life”
The book has romance, adventure and a touch of intrigue.
Time for working class to take a stand on taxes
The debate around tax policy is the right place for working class people to take a stand.
Today's Republicans make Ike, Nixon and Reagan look like liberals
President Eisenhower opposed school integration, but even he took better positions than today's extremists.
Capitalist insolence and taxes
Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup were all deeply involved in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which prompted the Great Recession and the huge budget deficits. And they pay no taxes.
Defeat Ohio's SB5
Today 36% of public workers are union members which corresponds very closely to 37% of the total U.S. workforce unionized from the 1960s to 1980s.
Progressive Cinema: The Oscars vs. The Progies
Without the Oscar's glitz and glamor, the Progies laid honors on films of social substance, and artists of talent and commitment to the struggle.
