In Show-Me State, calls to tax the rich, show us some jobs
"Government has a responsibility to assist people in these hard economic times," former autoworker Clem Smith told a crowd on the state Capitol steps.
Health care activist upbeat about California single-payer
California single-payer activist is optimistic about its state passage in the next five years.
Helping those without insurance
What do you do when you think you have the flu, strain your back, or come down with an ear infection? If you are one of the fortunate Americans who have health insurance, you might schedule an appointment with your doctor, go in for an exam, pay a small co-pay, and leave with care instructions or prescription medication to help you feel better. But for more than 46 million Americans without insurance, getting medical attention is not so easy.
Thousands march to save public education
Hundreds of thousands of students, parents, faculty, campus workers and community supporters demonstrated in California and around the country March 4 in a massive protest to save public education.
Poverty throughout Michigan at shocking levels
Even before the current crisis hit, one in five children in Michigan lived in poverty, and three rural counties had the highest rates.
Rally: Jobs crisis a life and death emergency
CHICAGO - Dozens of people rallied here at Federal Plaza today demanding that Congress act immediately to address the worst job crisis since the Great Depression.
In ‘failed state,’ schools face more cuts
California is at the very heart of what is internationally known as the "American crisis," and its schools are on the chopping block.
Punishing pregnant women tops Utah state agenda
The Utah state legislature passed a bill recently that could make it illegal for a woman to have a miscarriage.
African American Communist, WW II seaman, dies at 107
Jacob Green, an African American seaman who braved Nazi U-boats while supplying the Soviet Union during World War II, and later served as chairman of the Communist Party of Maryland, died Feb. 19. He was 107.
UC students protest racist incidents
Students are demanding stronger action following a series of racist incidents, including parties with racist themes and a noose hanging in the campus library.
