Video: Fighting for Chicago mass transit
Transit workers and environmental activists rallied here in support of mass transit last Thursday, calling for increased funding, not cuts.
Ohio fights attack on labor
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, the state AFL-CIO and its affiliates have called for a massive turnout for a rally Tuesday at the Statehouse in Columbus to protest a Republican bill to repeal collective bargaining for public employees.
Interfaith coalition fights wage theft
WIN is a coalition of members of the faith and labor communities who seek justice in the workplace for metropolitan Memphis workers.
Atheism grows among youth, high school students
The Secular Student Alliance, which has chapters on 200 college campuses nationwide, announced that it would work to help high school-aged free thinkers express themselves.
Help wanted: no jobless need apply
Unemployment has hovered at 10 percent for months, yet employers are refusing to hire the jobless.
Florida tea party governor rejects Obama's rail funds
Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott is refusing billions of dollars from the Obama administration for what Scott's critics say would be an economic boom for the state: a high speed rail project connecting Tampa and Orlando.
Heartbreak at Bank of America
Bank of America got a Valentine's Day surprise with a picket line protesting the bank's receiving "unrequited love" in the form of tax breaks from the community.
Black History Month: George B. Murphy, Jr., journalist for the people
I got to know George B. Murphy, Jr. during the 25 years I commuted from Baltimore to Washington D.C. covering the capital for the Daily World newspaper, now the People's World online daily. His long career as a fighting, pro-people journalist made a deep impression on me.
Missouri groups fight anti-equality bills
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - "The Republicans want to undermine and turn back the clock on equal rights," state Rep. Karla May told activists and reporters as they packed into a state Capitol hearing room.
Teachers and students support Obama’s education budget
President Obama's education budget is being applauded as a sign of the administration's commitment to public schools and higher education.
