Democratic flip-floppers let Senate start debating fast-track
Following arm-twisting from Obama, 10 Senate Democrats who had voted against debate on fast-track changed their positions.
Republicans lying about train safety funding
By mid-day Thursday, at least seven people were dead with more than 200 injured, in the wake of Tuesday's Amtrak train derailment.
Protesters set up “Raunerville” outside Illinois governor’s penthouse
Nearly 200 Chicagoans rallied in front of the building where Gov. Rauner owns a lakefront penthouse.
Today: Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
"The rich heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders spans the world and the depths of America's history."
Baltimore United for Change takes root
As Freddie Gray lay dying in Maryland Shock Trauma Center, a group of activists was planning to curb police brutality in Baltimore.
This week in Indigenous news: May 6-13
The Idle No More movement is being attacked and called "bacteria that spread across the country."
Today in history: Philadelphia police bomb MOVE 30 years ago
In 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a residential building, resulting in a massive fire that left 11 persons dead including five children.
NY Governor Cuomo announces support for raising minimum wage
"It's a question of simple math: You cannot support a family in New York for $18,000 a year."
Five months after Tamir Rice died, sheriff says investigation continues
Cleveland police are noted for being among the most brutal and incompetent police forces in the country.
Fast food worker forced from Mexico barely makes it in New York
He makes $6.40 an hour delivering pizzas by bicycle; he has one day off a week; he is living in a studio apartment uptown with six other people; the rent is $1100.
