GOP budget bombs at town halls
At town halls across the nation during the current two-week congressional recess Republicans are taking the heat like they may never have taken it before.
Buffet fair share tax rule blocked by Republicans
Republicans blocked action on the "Paying a Fair Share Act" that would have required the rich to pay at the same tax rate as most of the middle and working class.
Wage gap costs women extra 92 weeks of groceries
A new report released today on Equal Pay Day shows that the yearly median pay for women in America is $10,784 less than their male counterparts.
Thousands demand that the rich pay their share
Thousands are taking to the streets to kick off a nationwide campaign to stop corporations and the super wealthy from gaming the tax system at the expense of the vast majority.
Wells Fargo charged with bias over upkeep of foreclosed homes
Wells Fargo is becoming the focus of a new kind of protest - against the way it manages the foreclosed homes it owns.
Activists say BP cut corners on Gulf oil cleanup
Protesters and environmental activists declared that the oil company had seriously cut corners in its cleanup of the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Angela Davis speaks on struggles of feminism
A point to which Davis returned throughout her speech was the need for feminists to be conscious of class and race as well as of gender.
After 44 days, killer of Trayvon Martin charged
The judge found "probable cause" and ordered Zimmerman to be held pending a formal arraignment.
Phoenix mayor opposes discrimination against LGBT community
This development comes after a recent example of such prejudice, in which a lesbian couple was kicked out of a restaurant.
Congressman says 80 fellow House members are communists
The statement has drawn quick condemnation from both Congressional progressives and from the Communist Party USA itself.
