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Rally in All 50 States to Save the American Dream (2/26)

This Saturday we're drawing a line in the sand. The protests in Wisconsin have created an opportunity we have to seize. For too long, anti-worker voices have dominated the debate over the economy. But this time, they have gone too far.

Rally in All 50 States to Save the American Dream (2/26)

Press Clips February 25, 2011

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Press Clips February 25, 2011

Fox Flips Poll Results to Falsely Claim Americans Oppose Union Bargaining

Results from a recent USA Today/Gallup poll show a clear majority of Americans favor protecting collective bargaining. How did Fox News choose to report the results of the poll? It chose to lie about them, of course.

Fox Flips Poll Results to Falsely Claim Americans Oppose Union Bargaining

Wall St. Pay Reached Obscene New High in 2010

If you are reading this, chances are good you are not among the elite executives on Wall Street who collected $135 billion in bonus money last year. Instead of being a land of opportunity, the United States is becoming a land of sacrifices. But clearly that's not the case for everyone.

Wall St. Pay Reached Obscene New High in 2010

Wisconsin Power Play

Nobel laureate and economist Paul Krugman has a new column in the NY Times this week about the battle in Wisconsin. There, the newly-elected Republican governor, Scott Walker, has set out to destroy public worker unions by eliminating collective bargaining. But this effort is not about helping Wisconsin close a budget gap - a gap already made worse by the governor's own doing in lowering taxes on the wealthy.

Wisconsin Power Play

Dropkick Murphys Release Song in Solidarity w/WI Workers

Rock band the Dropkick Murphys has released a new song, "Take 'em Down", in solidarity with Wisconsin workers who are currently fighting to protect collective bargaining from an all-out assault by titans of industry and their bought politicians. In a statement announcing the song's release on their blog, the band said:

Dropkick Murphys Release Song in Solidarity w/WI Workers