AFL-CIO defends women's access to contraception
In the wake of a GOP-induced controversy over contraceptive rights and health care, the AFL-CIO has stepped forward to defend women's access to contraception, "regardless of where they work."
Judge scraps farmers’ case against Monsanto
The plaintiffs had sought a judgment to stop Monsanto from suing them for growing crops containing genes patented by the company.
Mutated fish highlight the danger of selenium
Selenium is a pollutant in 200 of the 1,294 locations designated by the U.S. governments as toxic Superfund sites (places contaminated with extremely hazardous substances).
Union workers craft the Oreo cookie - America's 100-year favorite
Oreos - with their dark chocolate shells and creamy white center - have been a household name for a long time. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the sandwich cookies, reports the AFL-CIO blog.
Women's leader warns that everyone's health care is under attack
Right-wingers are waging an assault on the rights not just of women, but of all workers.
100,000 demand Clarence Thomas stay out of health care hearing
Over 100,000 signatures demanding Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from upcoming March hearings on the Affordable Care Act were presented to the Supreme Court on Friday.
Labor groups defend different pieces of national health care law
With the national health care revision law yet to fully take effect, but under challenge before the Supreme Court, six labor organizations have stepped forward, four of them joining other groups, to defend different parts of it.
Pork corporations ending use of torturous crates
Temple Grandin noted that a pig's life in a gestation crate is comparable to a person being stuck in an airline seat for their entire life.
Congresswomen defend birth control for all
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and three other congresswomen attended a special news conference, reacting to Republican Speaker John Boehner's harsh attack on the Obama administration's birth control policy.
Thai house raid reveals ongoing attacks on wildlife
Thailand's developed infrastructure, in combination with substandard law enforcement, typically makes for almost effortless smuggling.
