Victory for equal marriage in the Evergreen State
Senators approved by a vote of 28 to 21 a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Four Republicans joined 24 Democrats in voting yes.
Ron Paul’s neo-Nazi ties, Romney alliance exposed
When hacking activist group Anonymous began a mission to take down the white supremacist party, they were surprised by what they found
Romney’s Bain behind airline plan to slash jobs and pensions
American Airlines announced yesterday that it will take the advice of Mitt Romney's firm, Bain Capital, and lay off 13,000 workers.
GOP forces anti-labor provisions into transport bills
Unions are mobilizing this week to fight anti-labor provisions the Republicans have inserted into major transportation bills.
Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” dead at 75
Don Cornelius, creator of the iconic "Soul Train" television show, was found dead on Wednesday at his California home. He was 75.
Arizona next battleground in workers’ rights war
Neither the state AFL-CIO's efforts nor the special election recall loss in November of a key radical right ally stopped GOP Gov. Jan Brewer
Texans will fight voter suppression
"We are in a new era, a new situation, which none of us have ever seen before."
Elections in Virginia, the “Old Dominion”
In recent decades, social and demographic changes, as well as the victories of the Civil Rights movement, have been eroding Virginia's reputation as a bulwark of reaction.
Romney's win spurs Florida organizing to "pink slip Mitt" in November
Candidates spent heavily on TV spots in the days leading up to the primary, fueled by lavish corporate contributions to Super PACs.
U.S. information center named for Paul Robeson
In a ceremony last week, the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica named its Information Resource Center for the African American singer-actor-activist Paul Robeson.
