Editors' Blog
How to strengthen/protect Social Security
As we battle to defeat the Republicans this fall, we should work with labor and other progressive groups to win pledges from Democrats to protect and strengthen Social Security.
Trumka demands quick action jobs legislation
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on June Jobs ReportJuly 02, 2010
Venezuela: PDVSA’s Statement about Nationalization of Drilling Rigs
Caracas – At the beginning of 2009 the Venezuela state owned oil industry Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA, in Spanish) began a process of re-negotiation of fees of all the firms that offer services in the country.
McChrystal-izing a Problem: The Militarization of American Statecraft
Is there a quiet coup occurring in the U.S. government.
Greed Behind BP, Mine Disasters
Just came across this very interesting post from the AFL-CIO blog:
In Case You Missed It
Health reform created a new:
New York Times Article on Obama Out of Line
An article in the today's NYT (6-22-10) crosses the line between reporting and Glen Beck style defamation against President Obama.
Obama admn. sends third bill to BP
WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration today sent a third bill for $51.4 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
On BP aka British Petroleum aka the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
What goes around comes around, sometimes in odd ways, British Petroleum, the former Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, a global transnational energy corporation, has created an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico of unprecedented proportions.
Unemployment nearing Great Depression levels for African Americans and Latinos
Below are the findings of a new report compiled by the Economic Policy Institute of the impact of the recession on 50 major U.S. cities:
