Stories by Art Levine
Protections for consumers and Wall Street's skullduggery are at stake in an obscure series of hearings going on in Congress right now.
Posted on Oct 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet
So much for the economic independence that's supposed to come with young adulthood.
Posted on Sep 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The fund "thought they could refuse to bargain with us ... break the law, tear up our contract ... and break the union."
Posted on Jul 10, 2009, Source: AlterNet
A definitive study of anti-union campaigns finds that corporations are punishing workers seeking to form a union with a wide range of tactics.
Posted on May 20, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
There's a chance that the fury over those AIG bonuses and bungled bailouts may be channeled into real economic, labor rights and health-care reform.
Posted on Mar 25, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
"Union avoidance" firms are marketing "Employee Free Choice Act Defense Kits" for $5,000 a set.
Posted on Mar 12, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
The GOP and the business community are waging a short-sighted battle against well-paid workers, the very people they need to rescue the economy.
Posted on Feb 23, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
More of the same: obstruction and obfuscation. So much for a new era in Washington.
Posted on Jan 30, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
Can supporters of the EFCA overcome the smears and intensive lobbying orchestrated by corporate flacks like "Dr. Evil," Richard Berman?
Posted on Jan 21, 2009
Confronting the big lie about the autoworkers, swallowed whole by union-bashing pundits even in The New York Times.
Posted on Nov 24, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
New wave of vote suppression followed GOP attacks against ACORN. The group claims its anti-fraud efforts are ignored while new restrictions loom.
Posted on Nov 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Another big election year and once again low-income voters are on the sidelines.
Posted on Jul 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Mentally ill adults who receive treatment in the public-health system die 25 years sooner, on average, than Americans overall.
Posted on Jul 26, 2008, Source: The American Prospect
How the good guys finally won and what it means for 2008.
Posted on Jun 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Missouri lawmakers are rushing to pass a law that would, among other things, deny some nuns the right to vote.
Posted on May 12, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
The Republican Party is trying to suppress low-income minority votes by propagating the myth of voter fraud.
Posted on Apr 4, 2008, Source: The American Prospect
African-American voters received illegal mailers threatening them with criminal punishment for voting -- and the FBI failed to investigate.
Posted on Apr 1, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
Unbridled profits, lax safety regulations and corporate fraud are all part of a normal day in the life of our corrupt drug industry.
Posted on Nov 2, 2007, Source: The American Prospect
Union-busting has become a multibillion-dollar industry encompassing more than 2,500 lawyers and consultants.
Posted on Sep 24, 2007, Source: In These Times
