Police arrest 15 at immigration reform action in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla.--Immigrants, their brothers and sisters in labor and other progressive forces converged here on Oct. 29 for a protest demanding a path to citizenship for America's 11 million undocumented immigrants and an end to the deportations that have torn apart tens of thousands of immigrant families.
Report: State lawmakers enable wage theft, child labor
Corporations and their right-wing groups like ALEC have succeeded in rolling back wages and labor standards using state legislatures, according to a new report from Economic Policy Institute.
St. Louis hearing spotlights government subsidies of fast food giants
ST. LOUIS - "We are here to help create a climate where the denial of workers' rights will not be tolerated," Joan Suarez, co-chair of the St. Louis Jobs with Justice Workers' Rights Board, said as she convened a public hearing at City Hall here on Oct. 28.
ENDA nears passage in Senate
Two Republican senators signed on as co-sponsors of the bill, and all Democrats have either signed on as co-sponsors or pledged to vote for it.
Millions face ruthless food stamps cuts
More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their benefits go down starting Friday, just as Congress has begun negotiations on further cuts to the program.
AFT’S Weingarten: School reformers ignore “elephant in the room”
Weingarten was one of several panelists who challenged the prevailing mythology about schools, including the teach-to-the-test goals the right wing has imposed on U.S. schools.
Private contractors rip off Medicaid
In yet another attempt to derail implementation of Obamacare, House Republicans questioned representatives of IT companies about the failure of healthcare.gov.
No ordinary crisis: The shutdown and its aftermath
Defunding Obamacare by undemocratic means was to be the first trophy in a power play by a reactionary clique and their big-pocketed financial backers.
Media aids Republican attack on Affordable Care Act
The media seems to be working overtime to spread mass confusion on the Affordable Care Act.
Congress pressed to pass Wall Street “Robin Hood tax”
"With the financial transaction tax we can raise the revenue we need and discourage excessive speculation on Wall Street."
