
Kefaya, y'all! (Enough!)
Even in Dallas on the day before the Superbowl, demonstrators stood up in solidarity with the democracy movement in Egypt.

How to watch Al Jazeera in the US
People all over the world have had their eyes on Egypt the past ten days because of the dramatic events unfolding there. Al Jazeera, the Doha, Qatar-based satellite news network has been a key way for the world to access live footage.

It's official: jobless rate in January at 9 percent
Unemployment dropped in January by .4 percent to 9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It was the second straight .4 percent monthly decline in the official rate. That was the only good news in the report.

Obama renominates his pick for labor board
Obama renominated former top union attorney Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations Board

Fight against Walmart stepped up
In rallies nationwide, union members told communities of the retailer's record and urged opposition to Walmart - even if itscaled back from its usual "superstores."

With rise of Egypt, Glenn Beck's popularity falls
In response to the Egyptian uprising, Glenn Beck is getting crazier and more extreme than ever with predictions of a worldwide conflagration and implosion.

Republicans set to kill mortgage assistance programs
Republican members of Congress have set their sight on gutting assistance to troubled homeowners at risk of foreclosure.

Americans support the EPA, oppose its dismantling
Two-thirds of all Americans support the Environmental Protection Agency, placing the Republican push for its dismantling at odds with the will of the people.

Cuomo budget axe chops health care, education
NEW YORK - Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo presented his proposed state budget yesterday, Feb. 1, unveiling huge spending cuts to social services, especially education and health care.
Calif. governor: "No time for politics as usual"
Gov. Jerry Brown invoked the struggles for democracy in Egypt and Tunisia as he called for "turning to the people" for "a clear mandate"

