Oklahoma City bombing, then and now
On April 19, the nation paid tribute to the 168 men, women and children who died 15 years ago in the Oklahoma City bombing. However many argue there are striking similarities between the violent tenor of that period and today.
Goldman fraud adds fuel to financial reform drive
Big banks appear to be much more worried about a clampdown on their derivatives gambling schemes than they are about a consumer protection agency.
Stop anti-immigrant madness in Arizona
The anti-immigrant "madness" currently unfolding in Arizona demonstrates the urgent need for President Obama and Congress to do more.
Legalizing undocumented immigrants would boost economy
The legalization of the 11 to 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States could raise the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of this country by $1.5 trillion over 10 years
Demand to curb Wall Street has GOP in a bind
Government records on campaign contributions shows that GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell takes more money from Wall Street than any other sector.
75 years later, WPA is sorely needed again
The Works Progress Administration - the largest federal jobs program in U.S. history - built LaGuardia Airport, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Orange Bowl and much more, and got our economy moving again.
Health reform: The lie lasts until the truth arrives
MERIDEN, Conn. - Labor, clergy, small business and health care advocates here are challenging the corporate misinformation barrage against health care reform.
Michelle Obama to Haiti: U.S. and world stands with you
"It was important for Jill and I to come now because we're at the point where the relief efforts are under way but the attention of the world starts to wane a bit," Michelle Obama told reporters in Port-au-Prince.
Building jobs movement from the ground up
"The fight for jobs is the central fight for our times," stressed Alan Charney, head of Jobs for America Now, a coalition spearheading the fight against unemployment.
