Pa. governor’s proposals meeting broad opposition
Tom Corbett, in his third year in office, is seeing growing opposition to his bizarre budget proposals and his pro-corporate agenda.
Better know an owner: Clippers’ outrageous Donald Sterling
It is incredibly ugly that owners such as Donald Sterling can latch themselves onto the games we enjoy and wreak so much social havoc.
Obama drone policy is indefensible
The White House has, under pressure, released to Congress classified documents on its secretive drone program.
Virginia town was center of civil rights struggle
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 called the Danville Police Department one of the most brutal and vicious he had come across.
Demands grow for fair and inclusive immigration reform
Immigrant rights organizations, labor, faith based, and civil rights groups have embraced the urgency for comprehensive immigration reform.
Pelosi vows to curb corporate cash if Dems retake House
The veteran lawmaker said she wants to overturn the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision that produced a tsunami of corporate campaign cash.
San Jose Latino leaders say "¡Sí se puede!" to immigration reform
Latino community leaders packed a meeting room at Sacred Heart Community Services to map out a campaign for worker-friendly immigration reform.
I remember the Scottsboro defense
The decision to fight for the Scottsboro Nine was preceded by years of activity led by the Communist Party and its predecessor organizations.
NY Times: Turning truth on its head — The Scottsboro case
This week a bipartisan group of Alabama state lawmakers introduced a bill to exonerate the victims of a racist frame-up.
