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College is now ridiculously expensive and students are in hock up to their eyebrows. President Biden wants to help -- but the Supremes have stopped...
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- Added: Apr 21, 2024
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January 22 marks the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, when the court ruled abortion was legal under U.S....
- Added: Jan 19, 2024
- Length: 03:00
Thanksgiving is coming up – and once again turkey will be the star of the show. But there’s always an issue with side dishes. No worries, a busines...
- Added: Nov 16, 2023
- Length: 02:30
The President is the country’s Commander-in-chief – but the most recent uproar over alleged racially offensive remarks in the White House threaten ...
- Added: Jan 22, 2018
- Length: 02:59
Mad Genius proudly presents the latest song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "Higgs Boson!" Geeks rejoice! Researchers at the Large Hadr...
- Added: Sep 01, 2012
- Length: 04:04
The need to combat sexual harassment on the job is drawing lots of attention.
- Added: Dec 15, 2011
- Length: 02:53
For the sake of the country's future, teachers are one group of public employees we must all support.
- Added: Mar 10, 2011
- Length: 03:11
Democrats and their allies, particularly organized labor, who lost big in the midterm elections, are facing major contests with Republicans in the ...
- Added: Nov 05, 2010
- Length: 05:31
Organized labor is facing a major election challenge in California that's certain to have a major impact on unions and anti-union forces everywhere.
- Added: Oct 21, 2010
- Length: 03:51
It's Hispanic Heritage Month, an excellent time to honor three of the most important Hispanic labor leaders in US history - Cesar Chavez, Dolores H...
- Added: Oct 01, 2010
- Length: 08:04
It's way past time that we updated the law that supposedly guarantees women workers pay equal to that of men.
- Added: Sep 23, 2010
- Length: 03:16
An AFL-CIO report shows that many of those who rescued victims of the 9/11 attacks are still suffering from serious injuries and illnesses.
- Added: Sep 17, 2010
- Length: 04:13
The AFL-CIO has begun a drive to recruit young workers to grow and strengthen the labor movement.
- Added: Sep 09, 2010
- Length: 03:10
Labor Day is a good time to honor the invaluable but much maligned public employees.
- Added: Sep 03, 2010
- Length: 03:44
Republican leaders in Congress want to cut Social Security payments in order to reduce the deficit that's been caused in part by tax breaks for the...
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- Added: Aug 20, 2010
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Labor and Democratic Party leaders worry that labor's rank and file may not provide Democratic candidates the support they'll need in November's el...
- Added: Aug 13, 2010
- Length: 03:05
Congress is only adding to our economic problems by refusing extra aid to the unemployed and to states faced with having to lay off many vital publ...
- Added: Jul 09, 2010
- Length: 04:10
Working women have been particularly hard hit by the global recession, in part because of long-standing discrimination.
- Added: Mar 12, 2010
- Length: 03:11
President Obama's lengthy honeymoon with labor has finally ended.
- Added: Mar 05, 2010
- Length: 05:18
MSD (musculoskeletal disorder) is the most common of the serious injuries suffered by U.S. workers, but corporate interests have blocked attempts t...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: 04:17
The number of unionized workers varies widely from state to state, but whatever the state, union members do much better than non-union workers.
- Added: Feb 18, 2010
- Length: 03:05
President Obama's State of the Union promise to help women win pay equality has been largely overlooked.
- Added: Jan 29, 2010
- Length: 03:44
Advocates of teaching labor in public schools have scored an important victory.
- Added: Dec 17, 2009
- Length: 03:19
The AFL-CIO and a coalition of its allies have launched a major campaign aimed at creating many thousands of new jobs.
- Added: Nov 27, 2009
- Length: 03:27
Organized labor has reached a landmark agreement promising unfettered union rights to the 600,000 employees of Catholic health care facilities acro...
- Added: Jun 26, 2009
- Length: 04:21