Medicaid funds for abortion? Far from restored
(WOMENSENEWS)--The end of Barack Obama's first term as president will almost coincide with the 50th anniversary of the invention of the birth control pill. The pill changed women's lives, sexual relations and reproduction irrevocably. It was the beginning of one of the most significant social transformations of modern history. It was as important as the invention of the printing press and the industrial revolution.
New coalition urges Congress to improve conditions for low-income workers
Organizations that advocate for working-class Americans, such as the Institute for Policy Studies and Jobs with Justice, recently formed a coalition called the Inter-Alliance Dialogue to address the needs of low-income workers, minorities, domestic workers, day laborers, and other groups most affected by the recession.
Urgent action needed to stem foreclosure crisis
We can beat the banks if we try, organizers say CHICAGO -- The foreclosure crisis is so severe in Cook County that a judge ordered a temporary halt to scheduling new foreclosure cases. The crisis is devastating Chicago’s African American and Latino communities, where one South Side neighborhood is experiencing a vacancy rate of 40 percent. But the crisis is now spreading to six county suburban areas.
STATEMENT Why Rep. Polis voted no on Afghan war funding
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) issued the following statement today on voting against H.R. 2346, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009:
Southern lawmakers push for new restrictions on voting
That didn't take long. Just months after a big election year that saw big turnout across the South, many state legislatures in the region are moving to pass an array of laws that create new barriers to voting, mostly in the name of combating 'voter fraud.'
Movie Review: 'Hunger'
Before Belfast has awakened in Steve McQueen’s “Hunger” — which won a Golden Camera Award for best first feature at Cannes and a Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival — we see Ray Lohan (Stuart Graham) come out of his house.
Oregonians fight to save school for the blind
SALEM, Oregon—Both visually-impaired and sighted people in Oregon are battling to block legislation now pending before the Oregon Legislature that would permanently close the 136-year old Oregon School for the Blind (OSB).
VIDEO Artists for Workers Choice
Some of your favorite film and TV actors and actresses explain why the Employee Free Choice Act is important for workers and America.
Congress gears up for reform of crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity
Congress is closer than ever to eliminating a 100-to-1 disparity in federal cocaine sentencing that affects African Americans at much higher rates than whites.
Internet victory over Time Warner
Media giant Time Warner Cable was forced to back down from its recent price-gouging scheme they called 'consumption based billing' under which internet users would be billed upon the amount of bandwidth they used.
