Working class anger

June 8, 2010

Working class anger centers on Wall Street greed, but the right wing is trying to channel that anger in dangerous directions, said panelists at the America's Future Now conference. But a focus on jobs and a working family economy can turn that anger into election wins this fall.

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Jobs, Economic Fears--Not Love of Right--Fuel Workers' Anger
http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/06/07/jobs-economic-fearsnot-love-of-rightfuel-workers

Wall Street Reform a First Step to Taking Back America
http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/06/07/wall-street-reform-a-first-step-to-taking-back-america

Government minister gets foretaste of anger that awaits them all in the years ahead

The Press Association reports the following:

Culture Secretary Andy Burnham was repeatedly booed and jeered when he addressed the crowd to bring a message from PM Gordon Brown that the country would never forget the 96 Liverpool supporters who died at the FA Cup tie on April 15, 1989.

Video coverage will, I feel sure, follow shortly. (No sooner blogged than done!)