95,000 more jobs are lost
95,000 jobs were lost in September because the private sector added only 64,000 jobs while government employment went down by 159,000.
Turnout is key to victory in targeted House races
For Republicans to win a majority in the House of Representatives, they need to sweep hotly contested swing district races in several states including Illinois.
One Nation boosts progressive links in Texas
Several North Texas progressive organizations converged to increase their connections during the lead-up to October 2.
Steelworkers president talks up green jobs
"The same people who say you can't have good wages and good pensions say you can't have good jobs and a clean environment," Steelworkers leader Leo Gerard said.
Labor leads campaign for moratorium on foreclosures
Calls for a nationwide moratorium on foreclosures come after several large banks revealed widespread irregularities in procedures for home repossessions.
GOP candidates target minimum wage
A look at races across the country shows that many Republicans are attacking a concept Americans have long held sacred - the federal minimum wage.
Oct. 2 'One Nation' rally calls for jobs
Protesters rallied at the Lincoln Memorial Oct. 2 to cheer calls for jobs, union rights and a massive vote against corporate greed and hate in the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
Missouri tax ballot initiative would gut services
Missouri voters also face a billionaire-funded November ballot initiative that would eliminate the earnings tax in St. Louis and Kansas City.
Republican candidates "pledge" open warfare on working families
Republican Party Senate candidates pledged this past week to protect tax loopholes for companies that outsource jobs, according to new media reports.
CHEERS to Marx, JEERS to negativism!
CHEERS to the political foresight of comic Groucho Marx, who anticipated the 2009-10 Republican Congressional delegation with his great song, "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It!"
