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ALEC founder in 1980 video says he's against voting

06 Oct, 2012

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06 Oct, 2012

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ALEC founder in 1980 video says he's against voting

Paul Weyrich, founder of the ALEC, the corporate-funded group that has written Voter ID laws passed by state legislatures since 2010, told an audience in the Fall of 1980 that "I don't want people to vote....In fact, our leverage goes up as the voting populace goes down."

ALEC founder in 1980 video says he's against voting

NC Labor Commissioner wants to abolish the minimum wage

NC Labor Commissioner wants to abolish the minimum wage

06 Oct, 2012

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NC Labor Commissioner wants to abolish the minimum wage

Cherie Berry is either clueless about the fact that minimum wage earners who work full-time, 40 hours a week, in one year earn only $15,080 - or she doesn't care. Either way, Cherie Berry should not be North Carolina's Commissioner of Labor.

NC Labor Commissioner wants to abolish the minimum wage

Pat McCrory thinks unemployed have it too easy

06 Oct, 2012

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06 Oct, 2012

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Pat McCrory thinks unemployed have it too easy

Too bad for jobless North Carolinians, the Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory, says applying for unemployment benefits should be more difficult.

Pat McCrory thinks unemployed have it too easy

Republicans run on Scott Walker's playbook

Republicans run on Scott Walker's playbook

06 Oct, 2012

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Republicans run on Scott Walker's playbook

The 2012 Republican Party platform adopted at the Republican National Convention in Tampa "reflects a Republican Party even more hostile to organized labor than the one that nominated John McCain four years ago," says writer Josh Eidelson.

Republicans run on Scott Walker's playbook

Rescue of GM and Chrysler saved American manufacturing

24 Sep, 2012

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24 Sep, 2012

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Rescue of GM and Chrysler saved American manufacturing

When President Obama decided to rescue General Motors and Chrysler from liquidation, he was betting on an American comeback. That proved to be a wise bet in more ways than one.

Rescue of GM and Chrysler saved American manufacturing

Who doesn't pay federal income tax?

Who doesn't pay federal income tax?

21 Sep, 2012

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Who doesn't pay federal income tax?

Most (nearly two-thirds) of households that paid no federal income tax still paid payroll taxes (taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare).

Who doesn't pay federal income tax?