Group pushes misinformation about payday loan initiative
"Missourians for Equal Credit Opportunity" opposes the ballot initiative so much that it is spreading misinformation in an attempt to intimidate supporters.
Ravitch blasts corporate "school reform"
Diane Ravitch, a national leader of the fight to defend public education, sounded the alarm about concerted efforts by corporate and right-wing forces to undermine democracy and destroy public education in the U.S.
Bayer's ill-gotten factory farming profits
There are potentially lethal strains of bacteria, traced to antibiotics produced by pharmaceutical corporation Bayer, present in pork, beef, and poultry
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center may close doors
The Freedom Center may have to close its doors due to a lack of funding.
Christian nationalists recruiting “child evangelists” in public schools
Stewart presented the results of a study exposing a nationwide effort to turn public schools into a base for indoctrinating children in fundamentalism.
Dallas "funeral" protests foreclosures
Progressive organizations came together to protest home foreclosures with a long march and vigil in North Dallas.
Jobless rate drops: positive trend but some cautions too
The nation's official unemployment rate fell in January to 8.3 percent, down from December's 8.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Victory for women: Komen reinstates Planned Parenthood funding
The reversal came after a firestorm of protests over the cutoff, including charges that it was a cave-in to Republican/right-wing pressure.
Chris Rock says he’s willing to pay higher taxes
Jesus would support taxing the rich, said President Barack Obama at this week's national prayer breakfast.
Fighting for immigrant rights in Alabama: a video interview
Last June Alabama passed one of the most draconian anti-immigrant laws in the country. Immigrant rights activists describe it as Arizona's bitter law on steroids.
