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“Adios Arpaio” campaign heats up in Arizona
Oct01
The notoriously racist Tea Party darling likes to call himself "the toughest sheriff in the country," but it seems he is afraid to openly debate his main opponent.
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Trumka urges white working-class men to back Warren in Mass.
Sep28
Using unusually strong language, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka waded into the neck-and-neck Massachusetts U.S. Senate.
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Civilian deaths mount as U.S. drones strike Pakistan
Sep27
A small sampling of media headlines points to a problem raised repeatedly by international, peace and human rights organizations.
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Tea party targets 10 million Latinos for vote suppression
Sep26
Tea party affiliated groups have added voter suppression efforts to their long-standing anti-immigrant policies, Latino leaders charge.
Progressives say election may bolster social safety net
The increasingly likely win by President Obama may amount to a mandate to preserve, if not extend, the social safety net and the social insurance programs.
‘Fringe’ episode confirms it’s the best show on TV
I can tell from watching the first episode of the fifth season that it will be as good, if not better, than the four that have gone before it.
Unique films from North Korea, Chile, Argentina
It isn't often you see films from North Korea demonized in Western media and relegated to obscurity.
Tea party tries to save one of its own in Illinois
Right-wing groups are pouring more than $1 million to support the reelection campaign of Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill.
Unions take aim at child labor, trafficking
Around the globe, 215 million children are engaged in child labor, including an estimated six million in forced labor.
Mexican right rams through anti-labor law
Mexico has had, on paper, progressive labor laws. However, workers have trouble defending their interests even where there is a union.