GOP candidates target minimum wage
A look at races across the country shows that many Republicans are attacking a concept Americans have long held sacred - the federal minimum wage.
Gay teen suicides are wake up call for nation
Over the past four weeks there have been six known suicides by students who were bullied at their schools because they were gay or perceived to be gay.
Farm-to-school could free kids from mystery meat
You'd think that a program linking local farmers producing fresh, minimally processed foods with local schools would be a no-brainer.
On bus to One Nation, apathy is the enemy
Chicago bus riders to One Nation had job creation and racial unity on their minds, along with another challenge: apathy.
Obama administration ends Bush abstinence-only sex education policy
The Obama administration has announced funding for comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention programs.
$189 billion in profits to buy elections, but none for jobs
America's corporations, awash with a record $189 billion in profits earned in the last business quarter, are spending their money not to create jobs, but to buy the midterm election next month.
California takes lead in health care reform
California has taken the lead among states in implementing the health care reform legislation passed by Congress last March.
CHEERS for shedding light, JEERS for voices of hate
CHEERS to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech on October 2 which clarified the relationship between media hate-mongerers and the people who sign their paychecks.
Oct. 2 'One Nation' rally calls for jobs
Protesters rallied at the Lincoln Memorial Oct. 2 to cheer calls for jobs, union rights and a massive vote against corporate greed and hate in the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
California Senate contenders slug it out in debate
Boxer said her Republican opponent, while CEO of Hewlett Packard, "laid off 30,000 workers, shipped jobs overseas, and she says she's proud of her record - well, that's her record."
