90,000 union members hit the street in final election push
The AFL-CIO says its push will, in effect, build a "firewall" that will hold the line on expected Republican gains and allow Democrats to retain control of both houses of Congress.
Tea party failing to match labor's ground game
In the last week before the election, when get-out-the vote efforts become job number one for candidates, the Republican Party has begun to falter.
Tucson: Arizona elections heat up
The news that Rep. Raul Grijalva is now in a tighter race than expected has jolted working-class and progressive forces into action.
Latino voter enthusiasm on the rise
Republican Party bigotry and political activism has closed the so-called voter enthusiasm gap among Latino voters.
Jeers to killing minimum wage - and more
Rosie the Riveter for Lieutenant Governor - good; billions of dollars from mega-corporations into Republican campaign coffers - bad; all that and more!
Obama not waiting for Congress, curbs bus and truck emissions
The new plan will reduce by 20 percent heat-trapping emissions from truck and bus tailpipes.
GOP aims to suppress Latino vote
A recent GOP ad urged Latinos to stay home rather than vote, but it may actually provoke a backlash and motivate Latinos to vote.
Republicans "pledge" to slash veterans benefits
Republican Party leaders vowed in their "pledge to America" that, if they take power, they will slash veterans benefits because they are not "paid for."
Undocumented nanny takes on Republican governor wannabe
Meg Whitman's former nanny and housekeeper accused the billionaire Republican candidate of having "treated me like garbage."
Sparks fly at Ohio Senate debate
Fisher blasted Portman as a tool of Wall Street and a "rubber stamp" for those seeking to return to the "casino" policies that caused the economic crisis.
