In California, double the cuts, double the misery
More misery loomed for Californians May 14 as Governor Jerry Brown delivered a revised 2012-13 budget projection doubling the already-deep cuts he called for in January.
Immigrants protest harsh deportation policy
Immigrant workers and their families from across northern Ohio rallied May 11 to protest rising deportations of parents of U.S. citizen children.
Taxi! Taxi! Cabbies form unlikely union
If you ask a cab driver, there's a good chance he or she will tell you, "I'm a member of the National Taxi Workers Alliance."
Irrigation Festival crowd greets Obama marchers
Members of Clallam County for Obama marched in the 117th Irrigation Festival parade, May 12, carrying their banner and chanting "Four More Years!"
Study exposes fracking’s poisonous effects
Now, concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale have skyrocketed, in light of a recent scientific study.
Mass bird, dolphin deaths in Peru
About 5,000 pelicans and other ocean birds have been washing up on the northern coast of Peru, just weeks after over 900 dolphins perished in that same area.
Undocumented youth, Latino voters protest Romney in Indiana
Braving the elements, undocumented youth and Latino voters from acros Indiana came out to voice opposition to Mitt Romney's extreme immigration rhetoric.
Atlanta family, battling foreclosure, evicted at gunpoint
A Georgia family of four generations was evicted at gunpoint by more than a dozen DeKalb County sheriff's officers in the middle of the night.
Good jobs, green jobs – the only way forward
"It's not a choice between good jobs and the environment; we can and must have both," declared Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers president.
Lesbian woman seeking marriage license arrested in North Carolina
In attempt to get a marriage license in North Carolina, Mary Jamis, a lesbian, was arrested, along with a friend, in Winston-Salem.
