Protesters invade NYC Financial District msnbc.com ...More than 1,000 demonstrators descended on New York City's Financial District on Saturday for what could be a days-long protest of what they said was corporate greed favoring the rich at the expense of ordinary people...
When’s John Kasich’s job creators going to live up to that name Plunderbund ...Ohio’s unemployment ranks are growing, the ranks of the employed is shrinking, and the number of people either working or looking for work in Ohio has nosedived since, well, right around the time John Kasich’s “Jobs Budget” was being passed...
Fighting Bob Fest attendees say it's up to the people to recall Scott Walker The Capital TImes ...To pull off a recall of Walker -- a task that involves collecting roughly half a million signatures within 60 days -- many on Saturday said they're putting their faith in the power of the people until a state Democratic Party with a bit more drive and determination steps in to beat back Republican gains made during the November 2010 elections in Wisconsin...
Flint City Council supports referendum on emergency financial manager law mlive.com ...The council on Monday passed a resolution in favor of putting the newly amended law on the ballot for possible repeal, even as the city undergoes the financial review process spelled out in the law...
GM-UAW agree on new contract Associated Press ...the union said the contract will ensure that laid-off workers will be hired back. The union said the contract also will improve health care benefits and profit-sharing plans...
Slave empire uncovered in major police raid The Guardian ...Twenty-four modern day slaves were released from bondage on Sunday after a pre-dawn police raid found them emaciated, hungry and living in "filthy and cramped" conditions on a caravan site...
