The jobless bring their plight to Congress
The nation's jobless, aided by the Communications Workers, the Service Employees and other unions, brought their plight directly to Congress this week.
Barney Frank retires, leaving a strong progressive legacy
Liberals, labor and progressives mourned while Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief when Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his retirement Nov. 28 after 30 years in office.
Jobless rate drops to 8.6% because 315,000 drop out altogether
This morning's government report was full of unsettling statistics.
Occupy Congress to feature tent city of the unemployed in D.C.
Starting Dec. 6, lawmakers in Washington will have to confront, face to face, the people left jobless by the Great Recession.
Congress super committee yields no deal
Republicans on the committee favor closing the deficits entirely by cutting spending, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
White House holds first policy conference on African Americans
A recent White House conference on African American policy trumpeted the Obama administration's achievement in promoting programs beneficial to the black community.
House Dems call for voter suppression hearings
Ranking House Democrats John Conyers, D-Mich., and Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., are demanding congressional hearings on voter suppression laws that are being instituted in states across the country.
It's official: Top 1% doubled their share of nation's income
The Congressional Budget Office said in a new report this week what the labor movement and its allies have been saying all along.
Online petition shows wide support for jobs bill (with video)
Within hours of its online posting, hundreds had signed the petition, with over a thousand signatures the first day.
Sounding the alarm for jobs, beating the drum for justice
The message was loud and clear here at the Take Back the American Dream conference earlier this week: Jobs not cuts!
