Labor ally Donna Edwards leading in Maryland Senate race
Spring came early in Maryland this year - the pollen count is sky high, a G.I. flu has broken out, and there is a red hot election going on.
Catholics and Evangelicals not voting as blocs in 2016 elections
The 2016 presidential campaign has revealed previously submerged splits within two major groups of religiously oriented voters.
Progressive budget for Illinois would make the super-rich pay
Two documents on budget priorities and governing presented in recent weeks stress helping everyday people instead of the rich.
Obama to Cubans: “Let’s break down the barriers”
The United States President called for removing "the shadow of history from our relationship."
Actions planned in D.C. to end blockade of Cuba
The International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity is returning to Washington next month to increase pressure on President Obama.
Robin Hood tax “steals” from rich and gives to just about everyone else
After the financial crisis, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase were bailed out while ordinary Americans were left to suffer.
Minnesota private prison debate raises issues of race, justice
Issues of race, poverty, and justice bubbled to the surface in an emotional hearing in late March.
Religious right’s latest attack on working women’s privacy reaches Supreme Court
The latest religious-based challenge to contraceptive care has hit the Supreme Court.
Bernie Sanders is showing the way to stop Trump
It has become increasingly possible that we are witnessing the death throes of the Republican Party as we have known it.
North Carolina discrimination law shows limits of corporate conscience
"The legislation hastily enacted is deplorable and discriminatory, and it runs counter to everything we stand for."
