Activists applaud Obama, renew push for DREAM Act
Undocumented young people - the DREAMers - see the president's move as a result of their more than two years of organizing.
"Vagina voters" speak out at Michigan Capitol
When the final votes are tallied on Nov. 6, Michigan Republicans may rue the day they barred State Reps. Lisa Brown and Barb Byrum from speaking.
"Agent Orange corn" and herbicide spark concern
As the Food & Drug Administration decides whether to approve genetically modified corn that will be resistant to the chemical, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering stepping forward to restrict use of 2,4-D.
Groundbreaking Southern Worker now available online
The Southern Worker, a newspaper published by the Communist Party in Birmingham and Chattanooga from 1930-37, can now be found online.
In Ohio, thousands protest new hydrofracking laws
Thousands marched to the Ohio statehouse and held a People's Assembly to map a fight back against laws enacted by Republican Gov. John Kasich giving the fossil fuel industry a green light on hydrofracking..
Parents occupy Oakland school to protest closures
Parents and teachers occupying Lakeview Elementary School since June 15 say they plan to stay until the district agrees to keep their school and four others open, reversing its decision to close them as of the end of the school year.
GOP tries to defund Obama immigration plan
The GOP shows its true face on immigration affairs, and undercuts its own efforts to give itself a more "immigrant friendly" visage.
New Yorkers protest "stop and frisk"
Some 300 organizations joined together in a show of solidarity over the New York Police Department's "stop and frisk" policy.
National student power conference set for August
"Young people are in the front ranks of people fighting against the corporate attacks on the 99 percent across our nation."
Obama urges voters to “break the logjam” in DC
President Barack Obama laid out a program of recovery based on strengthening the middle class.
