New tasks for the Cuba solidarity movement
Obama's announcement was "a major step forward toward ending the 55-year cold war with Cuba."
Oakland town hall demands end to police violence
Ending the longstanding reality of unpunished police violence against black and brown men was the topic Dec. 17 at a town hall meeting.
AFGE says military overspending led to unpaid furloughs
"DoD spending on service contracts is closing in on $200 billion annually; already, it is more than double the cost of the Department's entire civilian workforce."
Obama’s historic shift on U.S.-Cuba relations
Americans and Cubans woke up on Dec. 17 to the jaw-dropping news that the U.S. is making a monumental shift in its relations with Cuba.
U.S. and Cuba announce re-establishment of diplomatic relations!
Obama and Raul Castro announced a breathtakingly radical agreement to change the relationship between the two countries.
Breaking news: Obama freeing remaining three of Cuba 5
The remaining three of the Cuba 5 are being freed in a new deal between President Obama and Cuban president Raul Castro.
Inside story on how one little city slew an oil dragon
A dragon by the name of Chevron, breathing a fire fueled by Citizens United and $3.1 million in cash, succumbed to the people of the tiny city of Richmond, California.
Marches against police killings sweep the nation
Led by mothers, fathers, and widows of African American men killed by white police officers, 50,000 protesters marched up Pennsylvania Avenue.
Calif. legislature will consider health coverage for undocumented
A bill to extend health coverage to all Californians regardless of their immigration status will be among items California's new legislature will consider.
UN officials demand prosecutions for U.S. torture
All senior U.S. officials and CIA agents who authorized or carried out torture like waterboarding must be prosecuted, top U.N. officials said Wednesday.
