Demonstrations mark third year of no minimum wage hike
Workers are rallying, picketing and marching all over the country today, the day that marks three years since there has been no increase in the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Coming out is still risky in Tennessee
For many workers in Tennessee, reporting a case of discrimination based on sexual orientation would seriously risk their personal safety.
GOP shoots down another jobs bill
Once again, a planned Senate Republican filibuster brought down a jobs bill, the Bring Jobs Home Act.
Mill owner cheats on jobs, wages in biomass project
Building trades workers were hoping for desperately needed union-wage jobs when Nippon Corporation announced plans to build a $71 million biomass cogeneration plant.
Lawsuit challenges DOMA over same-sex rights
The suit, for which class-action status is sought, concerns a Santa Ana lesbian couple and was officially filed July 12 in the U.S. District Court.
Are Asian American voters being ignored?
A poll of Asian Americans revealed that neither Democrats nor Republicans are doing much to tap into one of the fastest growing populations.
Washington State “likes” Facebook voter registration
While states like Florida are trying to make it harder and harder to vote - at least for some - the state of Washington has taken another tack.
In San Francisco, controversy swirls around stop-and-frisk
The controversy erupted when Mayor Ed Lee made it known he was thinking about stop-and frisk for this city.
Connecticut labor builds political movement
"We won't ever let them take our movement backward," exclaimed Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO.
Florida voters back Stand Your Ground, disagree over application
When it comes to changing gun laws, a plurality of likely voters in this state would rather "stand their ground."
