Santorum quits Republican contest
The announcement, coming after GOP kingpins were already rallying around Romney, has the effect of crushing opposition to the former Massachusetts governor from inside the Republican Party.
100,000 train to "take back the nation" from the 1%
More than 100,000 union members and activists from community groups are in "99% spring training sessions" all over the country this week gearing up, they say, to take back the nation from the 1%.
Progressive groups target AT&T in drive to stop ALEC
Major national progressive organizations and their trade union allies are flooding AT&T headquarters with calls demanding the company stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Stand Your Ground: Self-protection or vigilante justice?
A recent decision by a local judge seems to some to suggest the law is turning Florida into a modern Wild West, in which vigilante justice is the norm.
Occupy for "Fair Trade, not Free Trade"
Talk of a major international protest dominated the discussion at the Occupy Dallas Six-Month Anniversary Celebration.
Christians diverge in Holy Week observances
"The richest nation the world had ever known is disgraced by our levels of poverty, official executions, prison populations, and joblessness."
After dog deaths, owners campaign against Nestle Purina
Safranek, a Brooklyn Heights, Ohio resident, said of her nine year-old fox terrier, "Waggin' Train Wholesome Chicken Jerky Treats were the last thing Sampson ate before he fell ill."
Bad jobs report underlines rough road ahead
Today's release of government unemployment figures was an unpleasant surprise for everyone as they showed that no economic recovery has yet been solidified.
Civil rights activists force corporations to flee ALEC
An online petition campaign-gone-viral this week has triggered an exodus by giant corporations out of ALEC.
Louisiana plan draws support but raises concern among fishermen
The plan would fix significant environmental problems and repair the state's receding coastline.
