Social safety net programs demeaned by the right and threatened with budget cuts have nearly halved the number of poor Americans while ensuring that millions of hungry children get food and health care.
A delegation of Taiwanese union officials and a key Taiwanese legislator has been meeting with regulators, analysts and reporters to reinforce their charge that the proposed U.S. offering for shares of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., is illegal.
Media coverage of last week's town hall forum highlighting Comcast's union-busting made a strong case for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and proved a major embarrassment for the company.
