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The Change We Deserve

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Edwin D. Hill

It didn't take long for the anti-worker far right to try to spin the results of the 2009 elections as a mandate for their pro-corporate agenda.

Will Dan Hynes Drop Out of Illinois Governor's Race?

David Ormsby | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago


David Ormsby

A few weeks ago, questions began to bubble on whether Hynes would or should drop out of the race against Quinn. The governor was on a roll. He was piling up union endorsements. No more.

Forging a Green Economic Recovery at Home

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Edwin D. Hill

Manufacturing is moving into a new, energy-efficient stage, but it's in danger of leaving out the American worker altogether without an aggressive approach in Washington to encourage its domestic growth.

Real Health Care Reform -- Not Short-Sighted Take Backs

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Edwin D. Hill

Iberdrola prides itself as a company that respects workers' rights. Why can't the company deal with health care costs without making its employees the scapegoats?

Making Sure Green Jobs are Good Jobs

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green


Edwin D. Hill

A job in the new green energy economy can't just be another dead-end "McJob" that keeps our economy stuck in the past.