New York veterans chart a way forward
Veterans of the Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars gathered last Saturday at a local New York Area Veterans for Peace conference.
Senate judiciary committee approves immigration bill
The bill was supported by a bipartisan group of eight senators (the "Gang of Eight").
A call for “foreclosure-free zones” at Detroit “people’s hearing”
UAW International Vice-President Cindy Estrada has called on union members to mobilize to create "foreclosure-free zones," to halt the eviction threats that have affected families.
Texas plant blast explainable, not excusable
The plant's owner apparently didn't disclose the dangers there, and the government agencies responsible for protecting the area also failed. Profoundly.
Scandal, smandal, sign me up for Obamacare!
It's true that liberal and progressive - frankly political - organizations have taken advantage of the 501(c)(4) tax exempt provisions too, but not on the scale of the tea party.
Education coalition assails wide use of temporary faculty
Elite colleges are being reserved for the very wealthy and higher education for the 99 percent becoming more standardized, impersonal, low quality or completely out-of-reach.
Despite growing revenue, Calif. governor shrinks budget proposal
Not surprisingly, Republican legislators praised Brown's budget, with Republican Assembly leader Connie Conway calling it "realistic."
Support grows for immigration reform, end to deportations
In spite of efforts to play African-Americans and Latino immigrants against each other, support for immigration reform is solid within the African-American community.
Republicans add AP to Obama “scandal” pile
"We regard this action by the Department of Justice as a serious interference with AP's constitutional rights to gather and report the news."
