Chicago Chamber of Commerce seeks ‘business friendly' city council
The Chicago Chamber of Commerce announced it's endorsement of 35 aldermanic candidates Jan. 26.
Class battle lines drawn in Chicago council elections
Chicago City Council elections are shaping up to be a contest between a coalition of organized labor, the many racially and ethnically diverse communities, their organizations and small businesses against the big financial and corporate interests in the city.
On "Citizens United" anniversary, calls to overturn Supreme Court decision
Thousands demanded that the Supreme Court overturn its decision to give corporations the rights of citizens.
Chicago grassroots to mayoral candidates: we want a people's agenda
CHICAGO - What are the most urgent issues this city's next mayor must address? That question was mulled by over 2,000 grassroots community activists Dec. 14 in a political style convention.
Unions were California’s election game-changer
California's labor movement was the game-changer in the state's Democratic election sweep.
In Sarah Palin’s Alaska, rival Lisa Murkowski triumphs
Alaska's Republican write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski beat tea party fav Joe Miller, despite Sarah Palin's best efforts to ice the incumbent.
The thumbs up win in Washington State
SEQUIM, Wash. - The highest profile election victory here Nov. 2 was the reelection of Sen. Patty Murray. She defeated Republican Dino Rossi by more than 100,000 votes.
Why Alaska Native Democrats voted for Murkowski
This election made Alaska a unique case: voting Republican was a needed sacrifice to keep the far-right wing out of office.
