Republicans drop “forcible rape” but war on women continues
Republicans have backed off their effort to redefine rape as "forcible rape" (is there another kind?) but they have not given up their war on women's reproductive rights.
Obama renominates his pick for labor board
Obama renominated former top union attorney Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations Board
Republicans set to kill mortgage assistance programs
Republican members of Congress have set their sight on gutting assistance to troubled homeowners at risk of foreclosure.
Calif. governor: "No time for politics as usual"
Gov. Jerry Brown invoked the struggles for democracy in Egypt and Tunisia as he called for "turning to the people" for "a clear mandate"
GOP: no to jobs, attack women instead
In addition to ignoring the jobs mandate, Republicans have now introduced a bill that redefines rape and incest as only that which is "forcible."
Health care ruling is "judicial activism on steroids"
Health care actvists say U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson's ruling aginst the Affordable Care Act advances GOP agenda: return control of health care to insurance companies
Congressman stands up for Kentucky workers
Kentucky's Democratic Congressperson, John Yarmuth, voted against the repeal of health care reform, voicing the opinion of the Kentucky working people.
Michigan governor goes down old, no-solution path
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address last night showed that his drive to "reinvent" Michigan is neither new nor a balm for this crisis-weary state.
Health reform backers gaining support
As Republicans attempt to repeal healthcare reform, Democats are turning the debate into a campaign to explain the law to more Americans.
The GOP attack on NPR
The Republicans' main interest in the NPR fights is to destroy this nation's only democratically controlled media.
