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Vigil-goers hope and pray Congress sees the light against cuts

Vigil-goers hope and pray Congress sees the light against cuts

14 Dec, 2012

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Vigil-goers hope and pray Congress sees the light against cuts

On December 10, dozens of workers, retirees, students, and veterans in downtown Raleigh joined others gathered in Greensboro and in Asheville to light candles and stand vigil outside congressional offices while their neighbors and faith leaders put the national debate over tax cuts for the rich and program cuts for the rest in personal terms.

Vigil-goers hope and pray Congress sees the light against cuts

Special delivery from Working America for Kay Hagan (12/19)

Special delivery from Working America for Kay Hagan (12/19)

14 Dec, 2012

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Special delivery from Working America for Kay Hagan (12/19)

Join the AFL-CIO's community affiliate, Working America, to deliver a stack of cards calling for Sen. Hagan to end massive tax cuts for the rich and protect the programs which protect the rest of us.

Special delivery from Working America for Kay Hagan (12/19)

Tax the Rich: An animated fairy tale

14 Dec, 2012

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14 Dec, 2012

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Tax the Rich: An animated fairy tale

It's an 8 minute video about how we arrived at this moment of poorly funded public services and widening economic inequality. Things go downhill in a happy and prosperous land after the rich decide they don't want to pay taxes anymore.

Tax the Rich: An animated fairy tale

Understanding the 'fiscal cliff' in 2 min 3 sec

14 Dec, 2012

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14 Dec, 2012

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Understanding the 'fiscal cliff' in 2 min 3 sec

Robert Reich lays out the what, why and how of the Fiscal "Cliff", the showdown in Congress that Republicans created to demand painful cuts in vital domestic programs in exchange for raising taxes on the top 2%.

Understanding the 'fiscal cliff' in 2 min 3 sec

Candlelight Campaign Against Cuts comes to N.C. (12/10)

Candlelight Campaign Against Cuts comes to N.C. (12/10)

07 Dec, 2012

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Candlelight Campaign Against Cuts comes to N.C. (12/10)

Join us at 4:30 PM on Monday when working families will hold vigil outside congressional offices in Raleigh, Greensboro, and Asheville to call for an end to tax breaks for the richest 2% and, using personal stories, tell why Congress must not cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits.

Candlelight Campaign Against Cuts comes to N.C. (12/10)

Lawmakers propose radical changes to unemployment insurance

07 Dec, 2012

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07 Dec, 2012

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Lawmakers propose radical changes to unemployment insurance

Republican lawmakers have revealed a plan, negotiated in secret with the Chamber of Commerce, to let employers off the hook for $2.5 billion in unemployment insurance debt by making jobless workers pay instead.

Lawmakers propose radical changes to unemployment insurance