Supreme Court limits employer ability to retaliate in job discrimination cases
Retaliation against a third-party employee is illegal under federal law, the Supreme Court ruled.
National outrage: Akron mother jailed for putting kids in suburban school
The case of Kelley Williams-Bolar, an African American resident of Akron, Ohio, highlights the ongoing problems of racism and segregation in our country.
Massachusetts aims to curb modern-day slavery
Massachusetts is one of only five states without a law aimed at ending human trafficking, but a bill introduced Jan. 20 into both the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives aims to change that.
Chicago Chamber of Commerce seeks ‘business friendly' city council
The Chicago Chamber of Commerce announced it's endorsement of 35 aldermanic candidates Jan. 26.
Filibuster curbs defeated
A campaign backed by organized labor, to curb the power of Senate minorities to halt virtually every piece of legislation by filibustering, went down in flames in the tradition-bound chamber on Jan. 27.
Rabbis denounce ‘hundreds’ of Fox News Holocaust remarks
The real cheapening of Holocaust memories comes, says a coalition of 400 rabbis, from people like Glenn Beck.
Troops line up in fight to stop GOP attack on government
Senate Democrats came out swinging Jan. 26 against a GOP budget plan they said risks the loss of 1 million jobs.
Lawmaker panel faults “reckless” banks as causing great recession
According to a federal panel, "reckless" banks and faulty regulators were the chief source of the recent crisis.
Is Rahm Emanuel the right choice for Chicago?
The Illinois Supreme Court will decide if Rahm Emanuel will stay on the mayoral ballot for Chicago's Feb. 22 election. But is he the right choice for Chicagoans?
Push to regulate firearms gains steam
The intern who rushed to aid Rep. Gabriel Giffords, D-Ariz., after during the Jan. 8 Arizona shootings, traveled to New York today to offer his assistance to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which has ramped up activities aimed at keeping weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally imbalance.
