Despite tea party senators, government shutdown avoided for now
The House and Senate have approved an agreement that will make it more difficult for right wing lawmakers to force government shutdowns for at least two years.
House passes highway-transit bill, delays rail safety
"We need to increase investments in our infrastructure and focus on the areas that will truly help create jobs and support our economy."
Trial of coal criminal Blankenship finally begins
Don Blankenship, the accused coal criminal and former CEO of Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine, may finally face justice.
GOP’s Speaker of the House Paul Ryan vows to unite right wing
He's billing himself as a uniter, not a divider, but either way, he will do nothing to take the American people off the chopping block.
Today in history: First American woman ambassador appointed
On this date in 1949, Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson became the first woman to hold the post of U.S. ambassador when she was sworn in by Truman.
Down the rabbit hole: Kochs want an end to corporate welfare?
To believe that the Kochs or the far-gone, far-right Republican Party have your best interest at heart, you'd have to be as mad as a hatter.
Changes in Wisconsin’s John Doe law protect corrupt politicians
Legislative changes in 2016 can render Walker impotent and in three years restore Wisconsin to social sanity.
Classmates forced to watch as cop brutalizes South Carolina student
Hashtag #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh has been trending on social media platforms, with users calling for a end to police violence.
A people's agenda: Reflections of a progressive's first year in office
At City Hall the voice of the people, and the engagement of the public, is often an afterthought: We need to get our priorities straight.
Indigenous News: chicken feathers, solidarity, Trudeau, Siksikas
"To totally excuse the fact that you are mocking and making fun of every woman I have ever looked up to in my life is total disrespect."
