Expect major changes in No Child law, officials say
The Obama administration is proposing major changes to the nation's No Child Left Behind education law.
‘This fracking sucks,’ concerned residents say
ITHACA, N.Y. - Residents in this town, known for its picturesque waterfalls, are protesting a plan to extract gas from the ground by a process known as horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
Chicago youth to Obama, Congress: We want to work!
CHICAGO - A group of African American youth and community organizers who gathered to watch the State of the Union address were most interested in what the president had to say about jobs.
Ray of hope for environmental justice
SAN FRANCISCO - What do a hazardous waste disposal plant, a refinery, a former power plant site and a housing complex under construction have in common?
Suburbs see huge growth in poverty
Over one-third of America's poor are now living outside of urban centers according to a new survey released last week.
Ending ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is the right thing to do
Gay rights activists welcome President Barack Obama's recent remarks calling for an end to the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Obama made the appeal at the end of his first State of the Union speech Wednesday.
Audio: Communist Party responds to Obama's SOTU address
The following is an interview with Communist Party Executive Vice Chair Jarvis Tyner in response to President Obama's January 27th state of the union address. It was conducted Thursday January 28th.
Howard Zinn: people’s historian
Howard Zinn died yesterday but he will live on, as future generations read his A Peoples History of the United States and say "Wow!"
Officials covered up deaths of detained immigrants
Recently obtained documents, memos and videos suggest government officials systematically covered up malicious abuses contributing to the deaths of 107 immigration detainees
Rallies demand strong health care bill
On the eve of President Obama's first State of the Union address, people in over 130 communities around the country rallied at Congressional offices Jan. 26.
