Walker: Layoffs Loom for Wis. Workers

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2011 Things got a little lively in Wisconsin on Thursday, as news hit the wires that the state Senate had voted to allow the arrest of more than a dozen Democratic senators who had fled the state in protest of Gov Scott Walker's contentious union-busting bill . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Divided on Unions

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 2, 2011 In the national battle over the future of unions, labor’s greatest danger is division among liberals over schoolteachers’ rights in dismissals, evaluation testing, assignments, promotions and tenure.In the national battle over the future of unions, labor’s greatest danger is division among liberals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rising Food Prices Spark Protests in India

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2011 We're not even two full months into the new year, and protest has already become a prominent theme for 2011 in multiple nations Add India to that growing list, as climbing food costs, combined with diminished employment opportunities, drove thousands . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gov. Walker, Check Your Caller ID

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2011 This is one for the annals of political pranks: On Wednesday, divisive Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said a lot of things he no doubt wishes he hadn't while on what turned out to be a prank call with the editor of The Buffalo Beast, posing as conservative billionaire David Koch. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gov. Walker Threatens Wis. Workers With Pink Slips

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took to TV on Tuesday night in a quasi-"fireside chat" that included the not-so-cozy warning that if the highly contested bill he's pushing doesn't make it through the legislative process with certain clauses intact, layoffs could loom for some state workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Madison-Washington Connection

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 The demonstrators in Madison, Wis., are fighting to preserve American hopes for opportunity and security that conservative Republicans are trying to destroy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Wall Street-Health Care Connection

By Mike Elk Jul 24, 2009 When I heard Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., floating the idea of a tax on health benefits in order to raise revenue for health-care reform, I was baffled; how could this be? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Obama Gives Labor Unions a Boost

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2009 Putting a point on how his administration's labor policies differ from his predecessor's, President Barack Obama on Friday signed three executive orders designed to support organized labor. Vice President Joe Biden followed up by saying "Welcome back to the White House" to labor representatives at the signing ceremony. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Grilled on Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2008 Following an appearance by Barack Obama the day before, Sen. John McCain faced some tough questions about his stance on immigration Monday at a meeting with members of the National Council of La Raza in San Diego, where he denied Obama's claim that he had changed his tune on the immigration issue to please his Republican base. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )