100,000 demand Clarence Thomas stay out of health care hearing
Over 100,000 signatures demanding Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from upcoming March hearings on the Affordable Care Act were presented to the Supreme Court on Friday.
Demonstrators to Temple U.: Practice some diversity; union jobs for all
Demonstrators carried signs and chanted slogans urging "Women in the Trades" and "Union Jobs for All."
Florida's Orange County joins statewide trend to recognize domestic partners
Other areas in Florida with domestic partnership registries include Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, and the cities of Gainesville, Miami Beach and Key West.
President Obama croons "Sweet Home Chicago" with BB King
President Obama sings the blues, not because he's down in the polls - he's up - but because legendary blues singer BB King asks him.
Over 1,000 at Oregon Capitol protest cuts, school privatization
More than a thousand public employee unionists, educators, parents, environmentalists, and Occupy activists rallied for a "Strong Schools, Strong Oregon" day of mass action at the state Capitol.
Billionaires back controversial geoengineering methods
A small unit of climate scientists, supported financially by notable billionaires, is lobbying governments and international organizations to back experiments in geoengineering
Billy Graham's son Franklin questions Obama's Christianity
The Rev. Franklin Graham today joined a list of right-wingers who have questioned President Obama's faith. Graham is the son of evangelist Billy Graham.
Black History Month: Happy birthday Nina Simone
Legendary artist and civil rights activist Nina Simone was born 79 years ago today, Feb. 21, in Tryon, North Carolina.
Today is 75th anniversary of Rep. Barbara Jordan's birth (with video)
The daughter of a minister and domestic worker, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman elected to the Texas Senate and the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the deep South.
Over 300 pack White House Hispanic Summit in Ohio
The all-day event brought 18 representatives from nine federal departments for round-table discussions on many questions including immigration, jobs, education and entrepreneurship.
