Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has a lot to be thankful for this year...

• His turkey dinner with all the trimmings at his 27 million Central Park suite.
• The 63.6 billion in bailouts and backstops Goldman Sachs has collected from taxpayers since the crash--most of which Goldman need never...

Lloyd Blankfein seems to think his company has an image problem.

He's been on a worldwide PR tour these past few weeks to let everyone know what a great corporation Goldman Sachs is. He told one newspaper that Goldman Sachs does "God's work." This week, he even apologized...

I love the America where women like Maria Guerra, a janitor from Chicago, who worked hard her whole life -- paid her taxes, saved her money -- could not only purchase a home for herself but also could lend her brother money and co-sign his loan so he too could...

It is decision time for the United State Senate. The Senate Democrats have a moment of truth before them: given our new system of government by 60, what sort of health insurance reform will they deliver?

Will the Democratic team be held hostage by a handful of conservative Senators, who...

Today, the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in Congress. Want some great reasons to support this bill that you've been hearing so much about? Here's five. (And if you already support it, please contact your Members of Congress and ask them to do the same.)

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In eight days, men and women who get up and go to work everyday will head to the polls with one thing on their mind: how will they ensure their children will have a better future? Over the last eight years, the gap between the rich and the rest of...

Let's face it: the Bailout Bill doesn't get to the heart of what's wrong with our economy.

Neither you, nor I, nor many of those who voted for it believe that this bill is going to solve the pressing issues American families are facing: rising unemployment, stagnant...

It's evident the Bush administration's $700 billion Wall St. bailout is nearly dead. But regardless of what happens with the bailout in the end, we need to have a full discussion about how to solve the root of our economic problems.

The events of the last few days prove that...

Now that everyone's talking about the meltdown on Wall Street, it's cold comfort that the problems on Main Street are getting air time too.

The American Dream is under attack. At a time when working families across the country are losing their homes, their jobs, and the very hope...

The morning after Senator Barack Obama became the presumptive Democratic nominee, he didn't speak to Wall Street. Instead he spoke to more than 4,000 SEIU members, guests and delegates in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the SEIU 2008 Convention.

He spoke to us because he's one of us. He's...

There is a real and important debate being held in both the labor movement and in our country right now about how to best serve workers' interests.

We believe it is both healthy and a sign of a vibrant democracy for people to stand up -- in both their...

Standing on the east steps of the California state capitol yesterday for the announcement of the California deal on health care reform, I was keenly aware that we had reached a pivotal moment--an historic crossroads--in the search for real solutions to transform America's health care system.

Yesterday, California took...

This year -- despite a rocky start -- I am experiencing the essence of Thanksgiving.

It started last week as I ate lunch with a number of men quite successful in their professional life, and now divorced, and listened to them lament that this was not "their year" to spend...

There's setting the bar low, then there's changing the game entirely.

Earlier this week, the administration tried again to justify its astonishing veto of the popular SCHIP bill. Although the bipartisan bill will make healthcare benefits available to about 10 million children, the White House thinks we would be...

The promise of America is that if you work hard, you will be rewarded. You will be able to provide for your family, own a decent home, afford quality health care, and enjoy a secure retirement. It is that promise that built a thriving middle class. It is the American...

Like everyone else, I'm praying for the families of the Utah miners and the rescue teams whose lives have been taken. And as I think about what they have lost, I'm wondering if we will learn from yet another "disaster" with apparently predictable and preventable causes.

As I write I'm...

Yesterday there were congressional hearings that highlighted the privatization of the war on terror - but not in Iraq, here on the homefront. The hearing focused on two companies, Wackenhut Services Inc. (WSI) and Bechtel.

The title of the hearing said it all: Federal Contracting: Do Poor...

Some people were surprised to learn today that I participated in a news conference with the CEOs of several major corporations - including Wal-Mart, with whom our union has major differences. We announced the formation of Better Health Care Together, a new partnership committed to building the momentum and political...

Fashion and Culture

-Pumpkin will be this years black
-Heels and skirts will be up
-Angelina will adopt another child

Sports

-Shaquille O'Neal will retire this year
-Barry Bonds will beat Aaron's home run record but not playing...

Despite spinning to the contrary, the breadth of the changes in this election from State House right up to the door of the White House sends a message. Americans are insecure about their lives- abroad and at home. They are not looking for hand outs but a hand up--a government...