Thousands of Georgia inmates stage peaceful strike
Thousands of inmates in at least seven prisons across the state of Georgia staged a one-day peaceful protest in the form of a strike for their human rights, Dec. 9. The action is aimed at the Georgia Department of Corrections and is being called the biggest prisoner strike in recent U.S. history.
Protests continue over FBI raids, new subpoenas of peace activists
CHICAGO - Alarmed by the blatant fishing expedition and government intimidation of antiwar activists, more than 100 protesters held an emergency picket line at the Dirksen Federal Building here on Dec. 6.
DREAM Act passes House, faces hurdles in Senate
The U.S. Senate voted to table its version of the DREAM Act Dec. 9, in order to consider the version passed by the House the day before. Supporters say the House vote was historic and a longtime coming because this is the first time the decade-old measure has ever passed in either chamber.
New report highlights port truck drivers' plight
They are the 110,000 truck drivers who move millions of cargo containers at the nation's ports every year.
Parents: Retaining Chicago students is a flunking system
Chicago Public Schools is willfully imposing an injurious and discriminatory retention policy on a mass scale, say parents.
High court takes Wal-Mart sex discrimination case
WASHINGTON (PAI) -To nobody's surprise, the U.S. Supreme Court will tackle the world's biggest sexual discrimination case, involving the world's largest private corporation, Wal-Mart.
Leaders map jobs fight at Amistad Awards event
Activists said they were inspired, "fired up and ready to go" at The Voices for Jobs, Equality & Peace - People's World Amistad Awards Concert held in New Haven, Connecticut Dec. 5.
A first: Oakland ID card is also ATM card
Oakland is set to offer all residents, including undocumented immigrants, ID/ATM debit cards.
Congress passes major food safety bill
Food safety advocates hailed the Senate move as the most sweeping reform of food safety in decades prompted by an alarming rise in the numbers of people who die or suffer illness from contaminated food.
25,000 Ohioans sign to "protect, preserve" Social Security
Dozens of senior activists rallied at the Cleveland AFL-CIO headquarters Monday to "Protect, Preserve and Pass Along Social Security and Medicare" and to "protest the continuing assault on retirees."
