Left unity championed at New York meet
Several socialist organizations came together last week to discuss how to better unite the left.
Yahoo grabs Tumblr: Will the blog site be corporatized?
Popular news site Yahoo purchased social network/microblogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion on May 20, and now many are asking:"Will Tumblr be ruined?"
Phone conference: DREAM activists put it all on the line for immigration justice
Please dial in to join us for an important teleconference Tuesday evening, May 21, called "Dream activists put it all on the line for immigration justice"
Will Parry, labor and retiree advocate, 1920-2013
Will Parry," a warrior for working people for more than seven decades," died May 13 at the age of 93.
Veteran activists should check out social media
Older activists shouldn't feel that they have to use Facebook just because they feel have no other choice for staying in touch, but for their very real value to the community.
CPUSA leader talks strategy for defeating the extreme right
In a speech he delivered to a recent members conference of the CPUSA, Sam Webb, the party's chairman, acknowledged "it is easy to become frustrated with the pace and scale of change in recent years."
Social Security advocate says bigger cost-of-living raises needed
Nancy Altman told lawmakers that instead of considering how to cut the cost of living adjustments, Social Security should adopt an alternative inflation measure.
Ohio seniors blast Social Security cuts
The resolution opposing any cuts to Social Security also stated that the cap on Social Security taxes, now at $113,000, should be eliminated, so that the wealthy pay their fair share.
Benefit cuts in Obama’s ‘compromise’ budget draw protests
Labor and its allies in a broad array of movements are rising up against the plan.
Chained CPI equals benefit cuts for retirees, veterans
The billionaire-funded campaign against Social Security has gone into high gear, and it's called chained CPI.
