Teamsters endorse Obama

Citing his electability as determined by polling their members, the enthusiasm he generates on the campaign trail and his promise to renegotiate NAFTA, the board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted unanimously to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.

This is what democracy looks like

In more than 20 years of attending Minnesota precinct caucuses, I\’d gotten accustomed to driving up at the last minute to join a half dozen or so neighbors taking part in the democratic process.

House, Senate at odds over economic stimulus package

By a 385-35 vote, the Democratic-run House rushed through a $146 billion "stimulus package," with very little for workers outside of individual checks of up to $600 per person and $300 per child. But the story was different in the Senate where the Finance Committee decided to add extended jobless benefits.