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Senate compromise to put off the ‘fiscal cliff’ to continue Extended Unemployment benefits, raises taxes on working people
BY Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 1/01/13
Early New Year’s Day, the U.S. Senate voted 89-8 to pass a compromise bill to put off the so-called ‘fiscal cliff.’ The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where Republicans are likely to try to get even more tax breaks for the rich.
crisis of capitalism, Extended Unemployment Compensation, fiscal cliff, tax cuts, Unemployment
People’s struggle against home foreclosures advances in NJ
BY David Hungerford | Trenton, NJ | 12/28/12
The people’s struggle against foreclosures took a new turn before the New Jersey Court of Appeals here, Dec. 19.
Attorney Adam Deutsch, Coalition to Save Our Homes, crisis of capitalism, Home Foreclosures
Tallahassee retirees and students rally to defend Medicare from ‘fiscal cliff’ budget cuts
BY Staff | Tallahassee, FL | 12/11/12
The afternoon clouds were dark, but even the threat of rain couldn't stop students, retirees, and union members from taking a stand against federal budget cuts.
Budget Cuts, Congressman Steve Southerland, crisis of capitalism, fiscal cliff, Medicare, Social Security
Capitalism, not government policy, is the cause of the stagnant economy
BY Fight Back! Editors | United States | 6/06/12
On June 1, the Labor Department reported that only 69,000 net new jobs were created in May, less than half of what economists had expected and less than a third of the relatively strong job growth of the December through February period.
Capitalism, crisis of capitalism, democrat party, recession, republican party, Socialism, Wall Street
Geithner Should Go!
BY Fight Back! Editors | United States | 1/10/10
Current Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner was president of the New York Federal Reserve when AIG and big banks were given the secret bailout. The editors of Fight Back! say that Geithner should resign, or be removed from the post of Treasury Secretary.
crisis of capitalism, Geithner
'Education is a Right, Not a Privilege for the Rich'
BY Charla Schlueter | Berkeley, CA | 10/27/09
Over 600 activists gathered on Oct. 24, for a conference to organize against the statewide education budget cuts.
Budget Cuts, crisis of capitalism, Education Rights, UC Berkeley
Capitalism in crisis: fighting back in hard times
BY Mick Kelly | Minneapolis, MN | 10/27/09
Activists from the welfare rights, labor, immigrant rights and anti-war movements filled May Day books store here, for a forum called 'Capitalism in crisis; fighting back in hard times,' Oct. 25.
crisis of capitalism, Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Interview with rank-and-file leader Gregg Shotwell
BY Fight Back! Editors | United States | 6/05/09
Fight Back! interviewed Gregg Shotwell, a worker from the Delphi auto parts plant in Coopersville, Michigan, and a founder of Soldiers of Solidarity, an organization of rank-and-file members of the United Auto Workers (UAW).
Bailout, crisis of capitalism, Gregg Shotwell, United Autoworkers
Tidal Wave of Layoffs Continues in December
BY Adam Price | San Jose, CA | 1/10/09
On Friday, Jan. 9, the Department of Labor reported that 524,000 jobs were lost in December. With even more jobs losses in November than estimated last month, 2008 was the worst year for jobs since 1945, with more than 2.5 million jobs lost.
crisis of capitalism, Economic Crisis, Unemployment
Billions to Bankers, Nothing to the Unemployed
BY Adam Price | San Jose, CA | 10/06/08
On Friday, Oct. 3, the House of Representatives voted to approve Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson’s $700 billion bailout plan and then left town to campaign for the election.
bank bailout, crisis of capitalism, Unemployment
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