GOP forces anti-labor provisions into transport bills
Unions are mobilizing this week to fight anti-labor provisions the Republicans have inserted into major transportation bills.
Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” dead at 75
Don Cornelius, creator of the iconic "Soul Train" television show, was found dead on Wednesday at his California home. He was 75.
Arizona next battleground in workers’ rights war
Neither the state AFL-CIO's efforts nor the special election recall loss in November of a key radical right ally stopped GOP Gov. Jan Brewer
Texans will fight voter suppression
"We are in a new era, a new situation, which none of us have ever seen before."
Elections in Virginia, the “Old Dominion”
In recent decades, social and demographic changes, as well as the victories of the Civil Rights movement, have been eroding Virginia's reputation as a bulwark of reaction.
Romney's win spurs Florida organizing to "pink slip Mitt" in November
Candidates spent heavily on TV spots in the days leading up to the primary, fueled by lavish corporate contributions to Super PACs.
U.S. information center named for Paul Robeson
In a ceremony last week, the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica named its Information Resource Center for the African American singer-actor-activist Paul Robeson.
FBI wants to follow people on Facebook and Twitter
The FBI is planning on monitoring all 'publicly available data' on social networks like Facebook and Twitter, through a new system it wants to develop.
Tulsa announces more cuts in minority areas
Objections were raised to the city's failure to consult with the taxpaying voters in the affected community before making such important decisions.
Pythons invading Everglades, hunting animals to extinction
"Last October, we found a 50-foot snake with an 80-pound doe inside it."
