House to vote on emergency jobs bill
The AFL-CIO launched a last-minute telephone blitz to members of Congress, August 9, demanding they approve a bill to provide $26 billion in emergency funding to the states.
Student group elects new leadership
Hundreds of student activists convened at the University of California, Los Angeles last month during the United States Student Association's (USSA) 63rd annual national student congress.
Seattle hosts 25th Annual From Hiroshima to Hope event
Since August 6, 1985, Seattle has hosted "Hiroshima to Hope" to bring the community together for peace and nuclear disarmament.
Big Coal backing Rand Paul, GOP
In Kentucky, coal is king. And now, it seems, coal operators are trying to crown their princes in this year's mid-term elections.
Town meeting hails health reform gains, cites struggles ahead
PHILADELPHIA - The spirited crowd that filled the First Unitarian Church here to hear about the new health reform law came with mixed emotions.
Marriage equality supporters celebrate Prop. 8 ruling
SAN FRANCISCO - Marriage equality supporters celebrated a ruling striking down Proposition 8, which seeks to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
Civil liberties groups sue Treasury Dept. over assassinations
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has granted the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights a license to represent accused terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki.
Recovery Act brings broadband - and jobs - to rural communities
The administration is providing more than $1.3 billion to fund broadband projects in rural communities across the country.
Social Security’s 75th birthday spurs “Hands off” campaign
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The hot summer is heating up even more as the fight to preserve and extend Social Security becomes a front-burner issue in the 2010 elections.
Californians reject offshore oil drilling
In a dramatic turnaround from a year ago, Californians' opposition to offshore oil drilling has soared in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a new poll shows.
