Romney's entitlement and the 2012 elections
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and far-right Republicans love to throw around the word "entitlement." What breathtaking hypocrisy!
Union says Romney did not seek women for top posts
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was wrong when he said that, as Massachusetts governor, he sought information about qualified working women for his Cabinet.
In Wisconsin, historic bid for Senate amidst presidential battle
If elected, Democrat Tammy Baldwin will become the first openly gay senator in U.S. history, and the first woman senator from the Badger State.
Romney presses gun rights but not women’s rights
Mitt Romney's website lists 26 issues on which you can "learn more about Mitt." The list includes gun rights, but not women's rights.
Health care workers campaign In New Hampshire
Determined to re-elect President Barack Obama, health care workers from across Connecticut took a break from their own close senate race.
NAACP continues campaign to restore ex-felons’ voting rights
Voting: it's one of the fundamental rights of a citizen in a democracy, and yet millions of Americans who are ex-felons are denied it, even after they have paid their debt to society.
Biden takes side of "middle class" in debate
In his debate with Paul Ryan, Vice President Joe Biden took the side of the 47% that Mitt Romney said he doesn't "worry" about.
Sharp partisan split on labor’s issues
The voting records on labor-selected issues in the second session of the 112 Congress reflect, as might be expected, the sharp partisan split between the two major political parties.
Three arrested for blocking trucks at Bain-owned plant released
Three protesters who were arrested when they refused to move out of the way of trucks leaving the Bain Capital-owned Sensata Technologies plant here have been released.
Gas prices and presidential politics
The real issue is: who is to blame for the high prices, and what can be done to stabilize energy costs?
