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Posts published in January 2014

Vermont lawmakers call for ‘economic rights’

Progressive

(The following was a story ran in the BurlingtonFreePress.)

MONTPELIER — A group of Vermont lawmakers is calling for a new “bill of economic rights,” including a significantly higher minimum wage, guaranteed paid sick days and a requirement that employers have just cause before firing anyone.…

Kellogg’s Lockout: Statement by the Socialist Party of Memphis

By Ace F. Mx, Brooke Shannon, Bennett Foster, Sam Rodgers, Paul Garner and Schaeffer Mallory

On October 22nd, over 200 workers were locked out of their jobs at the Kellogg’s plant located in Memphis, Tennessee.…

Jack Rasmus: Obama and Friends Discover Inequality

Today, January 28, 2014, President Obama will address the nation in his State of the Union (SOTU) speech to Congress. A major theme of the address will be the growing income inequality in the U.S..…

Riley J. Hood: From Establishment to Endorsement

“Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.”