Thousands rally against Washington’s divisive nickname
Native American leaders, local politicians, former sports stars and other speakers voiced their disdain the nickname they call derogatory and racist.
UN climate report: No new news, mostly bad news
The new report breaks no new ground. This report is a summary of the three reports already issued, which focused in much more detail on specific aspects of the science.
NNU leader: U.S. hospitals won’t protect workers vs. Ebola unless feds order it
The largest U.S. organization of nurses steps up the demand for tougher Ebola safety precautions in the nation's hospitals.
Early voting runs strong against GOP in North Carolina
Moral Monday has staged "March to the Polls" and "Souls to the Polls" to early voting polling places across the state.
"Nuclear option" used against Philly teachers
News stories have documented the ravaging of the district's finances by local banks and out-of-town educational consulting companies.
Teamsters' teach-in spotlights environmental injustice at hazardous Missouri landfill
The landfill contains 8,700 tons of un-containerized radioactive waste and there's a fire at the site.
Wisconsin moving to stop as many as 300,000 from voting
Gov. Scott Walker and corporate extremist backers could suppress 300,000 registered voters.
Red and green at People's Climate March
The CP USA joined with hundreds of other organizations: labor, youth, peace, justice, clergy, political organizations and international groups, in the largest climate march ever.
Virginia congressional race focuses on women's issues
So in this year's November 4 midterms, the question is once more whether the Democrats can turn out enough voters.
As elections approach, unions rev up fight for Social Security
"The tea party Republicans divide the country: Scaring people is not standing up for people."
