In San Francisco, controversy swirls around stop-and-frisk
The controversy erupted when Mayor Ed Lee made it known he was thinking about stop-and frisk for this city.
Connecticut labor builds political movement
"We won't ever let them take our movement backward," exclaimed Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO.
Florida voters back Stand Your Ground, disagree over application
When it comes to changing gun laws, a plurality of likely voters in this state would rather "stand their ground."
Memphis: Project Homeless event draws 1,200
Organized by the Community Alliance for the Homeless, and part of the city and county plans to end homelessness, the event brought together over 825 volunteers and 1,200 people seeking services.
NAACP fighting “battles we thought we had won”
As the theme for this year's convention, "NAACP: Your Power, Your Decision - VOTE," indicated, the attack on voting rights has become a critical issue.
Outrage boils over at voter suppression ruling
Outrage at a new attempt by Republicans to suppress voting in heavily Democratic Cuyahoga County boiled over Monday...
Going to church to fight wage theft
Kordsmeier visited different congregations as part of an effort to build a coalition of "unions, churches, and community groups" to stand against wage theft.
Grocery prices soar as drought intensifies
One hundred miles south of the Aldi's supermarket last Saturday, as far as you could see in the cornfields, the plants were wilting under a blazing sun.
Eisenberg, Humane Society on mistreatment of exotic birds
The exotic pet trade is a blossoming, corrupt business that inadvertently creates a large percentage of mistreated parrots.
Ship products not jobs, say Detroiters
The still active Detroit Port on the Detroit River is where union members and city residents rallied yesterday.
