Convergence in Jacksonville to call for Marissa Alexander's freedom
Regional and national activists will come together to support domestic violence survivor Marissa Alexander and strengthen opposition to mandatory minimum sentencing.
Teachers unions to Education Secretary Duncan: Leave!
The AFT convention has a blunt message for Education Secretary Arne Duncan: You flunk the test of helping the nation's schools and kids, so leave.
Elizabeth Warren stumps for Tennant in West Virginia
Ms. Tennant is in a tight race with outgoing Republican Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito for the seat. The race could be a decisive one in this year's national battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
Jose Antonio Vargas, immigrant rights leader, arrested by border patrol
United We Dream Minority Affairs Council said Vargas was in Texas this past weekend in solidarity with unaccompanied children who cross the Texas border fleeing for their lives.
Victory for Al-Arian but justice still denied
All criminal charges were dropped against Palestinian leader, Dr. Sami Al-Arian on June 27, a ruling greeted by those who have fought for nearly two decades to free him.
NEA’s Eskelsen-García promises tougher line on public school critics
"No commercial, mass-produced, industrial-strength standardized factory test should ever be used as the determining factor for any student or adult."
Labor movement demands immediate relief for 11 million immigrants
The AFL-CIO has demanded that President Obama take administrative action to remove the threat of deportation hanging over some 11 million immigrants.
Dallas opts to take immigrant children
Up to 2,000 immigrant children will be cared for in Dallas under a plan announced by County Judge Clay Jenkins at the Texas Democratic Party Convention June 28.
U.S. trade policy linked to crisis at the border
The mass migration of children from Central America has been at the center of a political firestorm over the past few weeks.
“We are the mayor:” Newark inaugurates new mayor
A large and enthusiastic Newark crowd celebrated the inauguration of its 40th mayor, Ras Baraka, last week at the city's New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
