Colorado cantaloupes: a deadly listeria outbreak
Contaminated cantaloupes have resulted in a listeria outbreak in the U.S., which has poisoned 72 people and taken 16 lives.
35 states get an F on teaching civil rights
When it comes to teaching civil rights, schools in the South have a more rigorous approach than nearly every other region of the country.
Activists rally outside Ohio Governor Kasich’s energy summit
Environmental activists rallied outside the Ohio State University Student Union, where Republican Gov. John Kasich held an energy summit.
ICE still targeting DREAM youth despite new Obama policy
Matias Ramos, 25, was about to board a plane during a domestic flight last year when immigration officials in Minneapolis detained him for 12 hours.
Gettin’ fired up and ready to go: Obama speaks at the Black Caucus
President Obama must keep wearing that working-class warrior badge of honor.
Jesse Jackson calls for White House commission on poverty
Calling Appalachia "ground zero" in the fight against poverty, Jesse Jackso called for a new federal commission to fight poverty.
Missouri workers: Christie's plan "sick and wrong"
Chris Christie, a Republican, threw union contracts out the window and enacted laws forcing unions to pay more into their pension and health care benefits packages.
Dear Speaker Boehner: Really, who's waging class warfare?
Dear Speaker Boehner, You sound perfectly content with the fact that Warren Buffett pays less in federal taxes than does his secretary.
Forgive student loans and save the economy
When the first economic meltdown hit in 2008, speculation and sub-prime loan debt were to blame. Now, with $900 billion in student loans, Americans are beginning to ask the question, is the student debt crisis next?
Progressive Democrat vies to take back Kennedy seat
Many in Massachusetts were unhappy to see Republican Scott Brown win the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in 2010 - now they are throwing themselves into the campaign to elect Elizabeth Warren.
