Action! Protect SS, Medicare; Back Back-to-Work Budget
You action is needed to fully protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and to urge action on the Progressive Caucus Back-to-Work Budget.
Pink Smoke Over the Vatican
Pink Smoke Over the Vatican is a documentary film about the controversial movement of women seeking to be ordained as priests in the Roman Catholic Church.
Informative, beautifully filmed and edited by film maker Jules Hart. To order dvd, go here or Amazon.com.
Robert Reich: Why We Should Raise the Minimum Wage
Three powerful reasons why we should raise the minimum wage, and a quick debunking of arguments against it.
Michigan Drivers Stage Mass Highway Slowdown
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Rachel Maddow reports on a mass civil disobedience campaign by people in Michigan to protest the elimination of political rights of Detroit residents.
The Man Behind the 47% Video Comes Forward
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For the first time, the man who shot the 47% video -- Scott Prouty -- reveals who he is, why he did it, and his plans for the future in an interview with Ed Shultz.
Friday Nite Videos -- March 15, 2013
The man behind the 47% video comes forward. Three good reasons why we should raise the minimum wage. Detroit drivers stage mass civil disobedience to protest disenfranchisement. Movie: Pink smoke over the Vatican.
Ryan and the Poor
Creators
European Poverty Grows
DW.com (Deutsche Welle)
Well Done, Brother Herb Shapiro
History News Network
Staughton Lynd's tribute to Herbert Shapiro, fellow historian and staunch civil rights and anti-racist activist.
Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While they're Down
In These Times
President Obama called for a modest raise in the federal minimum wage to $9, and several Democratic legislators have upped his bid with a proposed increase to $10.10. But an insidious effort to lower the wage floor is already underway much closer to the ground - in the state legislatures. Among the proposals are measures to undercut minimum wages for teenage workers, restrict overtime pay and repeal or ban local laws to improve working conditions.
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