As Democrats have embraced the rhetoric of economic populism, - TopicsExpress



          

As Democrats have embraced the rhetoric of economic populism, casting themselves as the party of middle-class and working people fighting against an oligarch-controlled GOP, union priorities have languished in Congress. Even after President Barack Obama first took office and Democrats controlled both houses of Congress, the Employee Free Choice Act — a progressive organizing proposal, and labor’s ultimate legislative priority — never moved an inch.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:53:00 +0000

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