
People's World Amistad Awards inspire action
Solidarity, determination, and celebration were the watchwords at this year's post-election People's World Amistad Awards.

Public education under attack, say Michigan school superintendents
Republicans are shamefully using the lame duck legislative session to ram through extremist legislation to overhaul public education in radical and dangerous ways.

Jovan Belcher tragedy: Time to examine our gun culture
We need to look at a society that rewards ruthless competition while undermining cooperation and community.

Illinois mom battles banks profiting from drug trade
HSBC enabled drug cartels to wash their billions of tear- and blood-soaked dollars through its global operations, and they aren't the only bank involved.

Demonstrators call for no cuts in Medicare, Medicaid
Over 100 demonstrators gathered Dec. 4 outside Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's office on Market Street.

Largest ever gathering of undocumented youth held
DREAMers formed the largest-ever gathering of undocumented youth this Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 at the national United We Dream conference in Kansas City, Mo.

Environment watchdogs demand long suspension for BP
BP should be banned from receiving U.S. government contracts for the entirety of its five-year probation period because it has a proven track record of irresponsibility and dishonesty, Public Citizen said.

Today in labor history: Prince Hall, revolutionary abolitionist, dies
Prince Hall, revolutionary, abolitionist and Masonic leader, died in Boston on Dec. 4, 1807.

Massey exec cops a plea in mine explosion that killed 29
A high-ranking official at Massey Energy Co, will plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to violate federal mine safety and health standards as part of a plea bargain.

Post-election, secretive Republican front group exposed
Shrouded in secrecy, hundreds of right-wing Republican state lawmakers joined powerful corporate executives and lobbyists in Washington D.C yesterday.

