"We're unemployed and we are united!" at Take Back the Capitol
Those in Congress who are arrogantly playing politics with the lives of four million workers on extended unemployment compensation will not have a quiet moment.
No cheering for fiscal treaty in the streets of Europe
Cutbacks and layoffs have touched off huge street protests, general strikes, and the collapse of governments.
The voucher swindle hits New Jersey
Do former officials of the Bush administration and other right-wing Republican-connected people who lead these groups have any interest in educating working class and minority students?
Motorcycle madness and fighting for what’s worth saving
My relationship with her is a trying undertaking, a constant struggle. She is a part of my family, and she is a motorcycle. She's taught me a lot about fighting for what's important.
Manufacturing jobs coming back to the U.S.? What’s the catch?
The big-name Boston Consulting Group issued a report titled "Made in America Again: Why Manufacturing Will Return to the U.S." But the key word in the title is why.
Chicago exhibit shines light on communist art
Koretsky was famous for his dramatic style and bold portrayals of the war on fascism and his critiques of treatment of Africans in Africa.
The power of the 99%
A new social movement is rising up in our country out of years of outrage, heartbreak, pain and anger at trying to make ends meet while CEOs and billionaires whistle all the way to the bank.
European workers have nothing but chains to lose
Shying away from political union now means the collapse of the Euro, the common market and the growth and economies of scale it promises.
Destroying the Postal Service in order to save it?
The big lie seems to be working. Most Americans now believe that the U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of a financial collapse.
Hyatt workers strike in four cities after two years without contract
More than 90 percent of the unionized early shift in Chicago's Hyatt hotels showed up for picket duty instead of work this morning.
