APALA fights wage theft
"It will take all of us to change things in corporate America," APALA President Luisa Blue said.
NAACP calls for end to "war on drugs"
The NAACP put forth a resolution publically calling an end to the failed 40-year drug war, started in 1971 at the behest of President Nixon.
Rally: Hands off big 3 - Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid (video)
It was billed as a vigil, but it was clearly a thumpin' rally of 300 people saying "Hands off Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid."
Obama calls for unity, immigration reform at La Raza meet
President Barack Obama was welcomed by thousands attending the National Council of La Raza's annual conference, where he delivered a major speech.
Gay rights are civil rights, says NAACP's Julian Bond
NAACP hosts town hall meeting on gay, lesbian and transgender issues and homophobia.
Right wing leading on social media, survey suggests
John McCain said in 2008 he didn't even have email, but now Republicans might be ahead of Democrats in the race to control social media.
GOP launches "race to the bottom" for Michigan environment
"Racing to the bottom on environmental protection and worker safety isn't a jobs plan for Michigan," said Mark Schauer, national co-chair of the BlueGreen Alliance Jobs 21! campaign.
NAACP confronts new Jim Crow racism
Vote suppression and denying ex-felons the right to vote are the new Jim Crow laws of the 21st century, says NAACP leader.
Finally, a new hospital rises in post-Katrina St. Bernard
The slowness to rebuild the health care system served the interests of those seeking to permanently remove poor people and many working families from the area, union leaders and others here say. Unions have taken up the fight for restoring health care facilities and building new ones where they are needed.
Jerry Brown signs Calif. Dream Act, part I
Tthe first phase of the California Dream Act, signed July 25, makes it possible for undocumented college students to apply for privately funded scholarships administered through the state's university and community college systems.
