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Millions of workers are being robbed every payday, and the federal watchdogs that are supposed to be keeping this from happening are snoozing on the job.

Kim Bobo, the executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice, took her fight against what she calls "wage theft" this week to the Department of Labor, where she said the Bush administration has failed to enforce laws that safeguard worker salaries and prosecute offenders.

In this interview, she explains how wage theft happens and what the next administration and Congress has to do to undo the neglect of the Bush administration, which Bobo said has refused to seek adequate federal resources to police violations.

Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and Democracy Corps' Stan Greenberg discuss a 2008 joint post-election poll that shows that President-elect Barack Obama and Congress have a progressive mandate to govern.

President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign soared on the promise of bold progressive reform. But, entrenched interests are digging in -- already! -- to slam on the brakes. Join us now to push through these obstructions. Check out our video summoning the spirit that launched the New Deal, and join us to help build it anew!

The health care plan advocated by presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is hazardous to your health. That is the point of this 30-second video by Health Care for America Now that succinctly hits its key flaws: It taxes the health benefits people get from their jobs, thereby undermining the employer-based system through which millions of workers get their care; it will require consumers to negotiate on their own with insurance companies; and will allow insurance companies to continue to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Treasury Department is considering using part of a $250 billion fund associated with the Wall Street bailout effort to help facillitate bank mergers. Is this a good idea?

The surprising answer in this video from Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research highlights why it's important for grassroots activists to stay informed and stay active as federal officials move quickly, with no real congressional or public input, to reshape the financial landscape.

Also in this video, Marvin Silver, program manager at USAction, is helping to organize a series of actions to make sure that progressives have a say in how the financial industry is resuscitated and re-regulated, and in how Congress structures an economic stimulus package after the election.

The right-wing attack against ACORN and its voter registration drive is based on clear falsehoods and is the latest chapter in a history of deliberate voter suppression orchestrated by the right, according to this video released by Brave New Films.

Over the last 18 months, ACORN has waged a voter registration campaign, which successfully helped enfranchise 1.3 million new voters. Conservative politicians and commentators, abetted by some media outlets, have countered that effort with a weeks-long campaign to discredit ACORN over bogus allegations of voter fraud.

ACORN is holding screening house parties in 17 cities around the country, including Washington; Boston; Springfield, Mass.; Los Angeles; Cleveland; Columbus; Cincinnati; Philadelphia; Hartford, Conn.; Orlando, Fla.; Houston; Dallas; Bridgeport, Conn.; Detroit; Flint, Mich.; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; and Charlotte, N.C.

Now that the president has signed a $700 billion bailout bill for Wall Street, the work of grassroots activists who fought for a Main Street recovery has just begun. In this interview, co-director Robert Borosage and The Nation's Washington correspondent, William Greider lay out the agenda and the challenges for progressives in the coming weeks. Hear their advice on where bailout opponents should channel their energy.