GOP votes to keep teachers and first responders unemployed
Twice in less than two weeks now, the GOP has killed attempts to put Americans back to work.
GOP bill would expose Grand Canyon to uranium mining
Republicans are proposing a bill that would expose one million acres of Grand Canyon National Park to uranium mining, which critics say would spread pollution and destroy 8,000 jobs.
Senate to jobless workers: Drop dead!
Jobless workers took a day off from pounding the pavements to come to D.C. on Oct. 11 to lobby lawmakers for President Obama's American Jobs Act. It didn't work.
Occupy Wall Street protests spread to hundreds of cities
Occupy Wall protesters in New York are a major part of a "Millionaires March" today. Oct. 11, bringing demonstrators to the homes of five of the richest people in the world.
Judge upholds extreme parts of Alabama anti-immigrant law
U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn on Wednesday upheld major provisions of the draconian measure.
Jesse Jackson calls for White House commission on poverty
Calling Appalachia "ground zero" in the fight against poverty, Jesse Jackso called for a new federal commission to fight poverty.
Dear Speaker Boehner: Really, who's waging class warfare?
Dear Speaker Boehner, You sound perfectly content with the fact that Warren Buffett pays less in federal taxes than does his secretary.
Progressive Democrat vies to take back Kennedy seat
Many in Massachusetts were unhappy to see Republican Scott Brown win the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in 2010 - now they are throwing themselves into the campaign to elect Elizabeth Warren.
Will Republicans let "Made in Missouri" happen?
Missouri's Republican-dominated Senate did something unexpected recently during the legislative special session.
GOP opens offensive against almost all regulations
Republican lawmakers in Congress have opened an unprecedented offensive against almost every type of government regulation.
