GOP rewards Northrop Grumman for slashing jobs
People here are in shock after Republicans, just before Memorial Day, voted in Congress to reward the owners of the Avondale Shipyard $310 million for putting 5,000 local people out of work.
Illinois poised to enact state DREAM Act
The measure will not impose any cost on Illinois taxpayers and could benefit as many as 95,000 immigrant youth.
Pete Seeger on youth, careers, and social movements
David Kupfer visited with Pete Seeger just before his 90th birthday in the spring of 2009. This is the second installment of a three part series based on the interviews.
Top labor leader: The fight is about morals
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is redefining workers' battle with the radical right as a moral struggle, saying it involves the nation's future.
Massey coal alleges government conspiracy
They claim that the federal government, all the way up to and including President Obama, is conspiring to shut Massey down.
Illinois House to vote on state DREAM Act
The Illinois version does not include a path to citizenship, but its seen as a move to counter some of the anti-immigrant measures being proposed nationwide.
Women's labor coalition honors Irene Hull
Women are being thrown under the bus as states and the nation try to reduce deficits by slashing budgets.
White House says it's eliminating useless rules, but not deregulating
For the first time in history, the federal government has undertaken a "look back" to eliminate anachronistic, redundant or unwarranted regulations.
N.J. Supreme Court upholds right to public education
The court's decision continues a 136-year struggle by public education advocates to have a "thorough and efficient" education for all the state's children.
Right wing pushes shocking child labor measures
Currently the number of youth who are unemployed, especially youth of color, has risen to a level not seen decades.
