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Union worker Mary Collins from Chicago protests against a budget bill in the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 23, 2011. (Photo: Max Whittaker / The New York …

In today's On the News segment: Dick Cheney has a new book coming out, earthquake rattles Eric Cantor's Congressional district, Republican lawmakers are literally up for sale in Minnesota, …

We make a bargain with our governments. We pay taxes and expect a set of government services in return. And in return for a guarantee of some measure of …

I don’t believe that money is speech, but I’ve repeatedly seen that money motivates dishonest speech, much of it uttered by paid “experts.” This money-motivated dishonesty is a recurring …

Washington - If you're angry that Wall Street speculators have been driving up the price you pay for gasoline, these same big financial investors now are pushing up the …

Jackson Hole, Wyoming - The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said Friday that the economy was recovering and the nation’s long-term prospects remained strong, an upbeat assessment that …

Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was a featured speaker at the United Steel Workers 2011 conference in Las Vegas. Sanders focused much of his speech on …

A resident of Lanare, California, a town just fifty miles outside of Fresno that is facing a water crisis. (Photo: David Bacon) Lanare, California - When Mary …

Labor Day is traditionally a time for picnics and parades. But this year is no picnic for American workers, and a protest march would be more appropriate than a …