Democrats taxing rich & lowering unemployment in Minnesota has led to $1.9 bil budget surplus

When Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton was elected back in 2010, he had a Republican legislature and a state with billions Continue reading →

2014 Election Analysis: Ignoring the 800-pound Gorilla in the room

By Robert A. Vella In the run-up to the U.S. 2014 midterm elections, all everyone could talk about was voter Continue reading →

Power to the People: Market Basket Case a Rare Workers’ Win

Labor Day celebrations came early for employees of the New England supermarket chain Market Basket, whose operations had been brought Continue reading →

The Audacious New Proposal To Save The Labor Movement

As president of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), Dave Regan is well aware that over the Continue reading →

When right-wing extremists speak honestly, racism always come out (a Cliven Bundy update)

By Robert A. Vella Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who has been refusing to pay his grazing fees for two Continue reading →

Minimum Wage Debate: All Economics Is Local

In the face of congressional inaction, the debate on raising the minimum wage is moving to the local level. As Continue reading →

Our reaction to Obama’s State of the Union speech and Marco Rubio’s Republican response

This is our initial reaction to President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union speech to Congress, and the Republican response Continue reading →