Planned Parenthood seeks FBI probe of video plot
Planned Parenthood has asked the FBI to investigate an apparent video scam operation linked to a far-right anti-abortion group, targeting several of its clinics in six states.
Groups protest GOP censorship at Smithsonian
Angry protesters called for the resignation of the Smithsonian Institution's secretary G. Wayne Clough who, under pressure from Republican lawmakers and Catholic conservatives, took down a video exhibition by a gay artist who died of AIDS.
Michigan deficit plan: Raise taxes on poor
Going after those on the low end of the economic ladder, Republicans in the Michigan Legislature want to eliminate the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor.
Justice Dept. weighs probe of Seattle police killings
A local jury returned a split verdict, but the finding by four jurors that the cop's use of lethal force was unjustified is virtually unprecedented.
Illinois legalizes civil unions
With a landmark bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn Monday, same-sex couples will, for the first time in Illinois history, share many of the legal protections that are now granted to married couples.
New York show of solidarity with Egypt
Several thousand people - Egyptians, Egyptian Americans and other New Yorkers - showed up here Jan. 29 in solidarity with the pro-democracy movement in Egypt.
GOP: no to jobs, attack women instead
In addition to ignoring the jobs mandate, Republicans have now introduced a bill that redefines rape and incest as only that which is "forcible."
Health care ruling is "judicial activism on steroids"
Health care actvists say U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson's ruling aginst the Affordable Care Act advances GOP agenda: return control of health care to insurance companies
Students: reaching Obama’s goal means investing in education
Student leader say achieving Obama's goal will require courage from both parties to invest in education instead of making politically expedient spending cuts.
Video: Pa. Progressive Summit - a good idea
After the 2010 elections it's a good bet that much of the battle for a progressive agenda shifts dramatically to state and local arenas.
