University of Michigan students pledge to save their country
Representative John D. Dingell put the question directly. "Republicans talk about taking the country back and I want to ask, back to what? Bush? Hoover? 1900? Louis XIII?"
After Mayor Daley: activists look for coalition builder
Longtime Chicago independent political and labor activists weigh in on the recent announcement that Mayor Richard M. Daley will not seek his seventh term next year.
Polls show GOP "tsunami" not happening
Three polls out yesterday, like the Gallup poll released a day earlier, show that the predicted Republican wave in the mid-term elections could be failing to materialize.
Obama slams Republicans on economy
The president came out swinging in a major economic policy speech in Cleveland, Sept. 8, against Republican Party obstructionism.
As GOP says “no” to stimulus, Dems close 10-point Gallup gap
Republicans call President Obama a "carjacker" for his stimulus plan, as Democrats close gap in new poll.
Republicans offer "Roadmap" over the cliff
If Republicans gain control of Congress in November; the "Roadmap for America's Future" may well be their guiding policy blueprint.
Stop the Republicans from pulling the trigger on Social Security
GOP congressional candidates are itching to pull the trigger on Social Security should they gain power, a fact that makes our participation in these elections as important as ever.
White House considering more economic stimulus
In the face of the bad news about unemployment rising to 9.6 percent from last month's rate of 9.5 percent there are reports that the White House is considering an emergency economic stimulus.
Ted Strickland blasts GOP “monkey business” opponent
Blasting his GOP opponent as someone who "only cares about Wall St.," the Ohio governor rallied labor supporters to mobilize for the November elections.
Protesters to GOP Kirk: hands off Social Security; jobs now
LISLE, Ill. - Angered by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk's repeated votes against extension of unemployment compensation and jobs creation, protesters crashed a posh Kirk fundraiser here Aug. 26.
