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The Key to Rebuilding Workers’ Power: Unrig the Rules
The battle in Wisconsin over the rights of public-sector workers holds the potential to reawaken workers across the country to demand their fair share of the economic pie. This …
From Libya to Wisconsin, With Love
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After Day of Clashes, Saudi Arabia Troops Enter Bahrain
(Photo: Yana Trakhtenberg) Manama, Bahrain - Nearly a month after the first large-scale protests in Bahrain were violently quelled by police, the country has seen a resurgence of …
Madison Rally Bigger Than Biggest Tea Party Rally
Police estimated up to 100,000 people turned out in Madison, WI yesterday to protest Gov. Scott Walker's (R) assault on unions, making it bigger than any protests the city …
Humanitarian Pays With Life for Feeding the Children of Iraq
February 26, 2011, marks the eighth anniversary of the imprisonment of Dr. Rafil Dhafir. Dhafir continues to pay the price for feeding the children of Iraq during the US- …
For Wisconsin Lawmakers, a Hero’s Homecoming
Madison, Wis. - They are the unlikeliest of folk heroes. But this group of once-obscure lawmakers - a dairy farmer, a lawyer and a woman who is seven months …
The Printing Press and the Euromess
On March 15, Federal Reserve Bank officials will convene to decide on which way to direct - or redirect - their resources. Accusations that the Fed is running the …
Religious Leaders Hold Out Against Qaddafi
Benghazi, Libya - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi claims Al-Qaeda and other Muslim extremists are behind the recent rebellion to oust him from power. Salem Geber, the most well-known …
Pennsylvania’s Corbett Expands Conservative War on the Middle Class
Swinging a sledge hammer, Pennsylvania's first-term Republican Governor Tom Corbett, smashed into educational spending and state worker jobs during his first-ever budget address, following in the footsteps of his …
Assault on Collective Bargaining Illegal, Says International Labor Rights Group
The International Commission for Labor Rights (ICLR) sent a notice to the Wisconsin Legislature, explaining that its attempt to strip collective bargaining rights from public workers is illegal. …