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Workers at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, have been working without a first contract for 2 years, and bargaining for 18 months. The property is one of only a handful on the Las Vegas Strip that does not have Culinary Union 226 union standards in place, including employer paid healthcare, pension, and housekeeping workload provisions. Over 2,000 workers have picketed the Cosmo 3 times in 2 months.

Where can we turn politically? Who is on our side, to fight for an alternative?

It is very important for progressives to keep building a movement to demand a plan for jobs – like the Back to Work Budget.

A crucial lesson as we stand up to the escalation of Obama’s drone war and continue to challenge those who call for war against Iran.

US peace activist was killed by Israeli bulldozer in Gaza as she tried to block the demolition of a Palestinian home.

Bradley Manning, Cyprus, peace movement and more

How would a German-style labor organization work in the United States? For more than a year, leaders with the United Auto Workers Union have been eyeing Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant, and reports this week that the organization has talked with Volkswagen AG executives about a German-style labor board at the local plant have raised a number of questions.

Tina Fey IS Sarah Palin! Again! * Gun Shop: Why We Need More Guns * A 12-Year-Old's Letter to Justice Roberts on Marriage Equality * The International Arms Trade Treaty * The Trouble I've Seen: Reviving 'Cold' Civil Rights Killings * Dying Iraq War Veteran Explains His Decision to End His Life

Nigerian author recognised for key role in developing African literature has died in Boston, where he was working as a professor

Some days the Newspaper of Record says a lot–not always in ways you might expect.