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Mark Provost, Truthout: 'Christina Romer, former member of President Obama s Council of Economic Advisors, accuses the administration of 'shamefully ignoring' the unemployed. Paul Krugman echoes her concerns, observing that Washington has lost interest in 'the forgotten millions.' America's unemployed have been ignored and forgotten, but they are far from superfluous. Over the last two years, out-of-work Americans have played a critical role in helping the richest one percent recover trillions in financial wealth.'

http://www.truthout.org/why-rich-love-high-unemployment/1305061465



Ten Reasons Protecting Unions Is a Life-and-Death Issue

Eric Mann, Truthout: 'In Wisconsin, tens of thousands of public-sector workers were going to work every day, helping the people in the DMV, hospitals, health care centers, public transportation: teachers, fire fighters, clerical workers, among others. Then, on February 11, 2011, Republican Gov. Scott Walker introduced a bill, with a Republican majority in the legislature, which would virtually eliminate public-sector unions as we know them. The bill opposed collective bargaining rights, required annual votes to ask workers if they wanted the unions to represent them and prevented unions from collecting dues automatically out of workers' paychecks. The anti-union movement is spreading to Ohio and many other states, and we have to develop a plan to beat back the pro-corporate, anti-union forces.'

http://www.truthout.org/ten-reasons-protecting-unions-life-and-death-issue/1306177706



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