GOP strategy for victory on Nov. 4: racism and voter suppression
Voter turnout is decisive to the outcome; labor and its allies are going all out to reach every potential supporter, including discouraged voters.
Ferguson causes a nation to re-examine police violence and brutality
These issues have turned Ferguson into the epicenter of a people's earthquake with the potential to shake our national understanding of race and racist repression.
Early voting runs strong against GOP in North Carolina
Moral Monday has staged "March to the Polls" and "Souls to the Polls" to early voting polling places across the state.
Voter protection volunteers to monitor polls in voting rights battlegrounds
Voter protection monitors will be in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin on November 4 to help clear any voting barriers.
Fed’s Yellen hits income inequality
Even the head of the Fed now worries about the chasm of income inequality. But Janet Yellen, in a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, took it one step beyond money.
AFL-CIO's Gebre pulls for immigrant voters in Denver
He stressed that Latinos, who make up 14 percent of the eligible voters in the state, were very powerful in determining the outcome of the election.
NLRB protects Facebook time for workers
NLRB moved to protect workers' Facebook discussions about employers who shorted their state withholding taxes leaving them stuck with unanticipated bills.
House race in Virginia shows what’s at stake in election
For many years, the 10th CD seat was held by Republican Congressman Frank Wolf, who easily beat off all challenges from Democrats. But Wolf is now retiring, leaving this as an open seat.
Brown autopsy results leaked, spun to favor police
The timing of the report along with emphasis on powder burns and marijuana use may suggest local official's tactics designed to undermine the grand jury's work prior to its completion.
Today in Native history: Harrison extinguishes Ponca land rights
The tragedy of the Ponca Indians led to Nebraska's last significant land acquisition, when President Harrison issued a proclamation that extended the northern boundary of Nebraska into the Dakota territory.
