A people's agenda: Reflections of a progressive's first year in office
At City Hall the voice of the people, and the engagement of the public, is often an afterthought: We need to get our priorities straight.
Calif. governor signs law providing health care for undocumented kids
Among hundreds of bills signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown were several providing new protections for immigrants and against racial profiling.
After Oregon shooting, Obama pleads for new gun control measures
"As I said just a few months ago, and I said a few months before that, our thoughts and prayers are not enough."
Today in history: Meet the Blind Month
Blindness is not the characteristic that defines people or their future.
Protest hypocritical charter school TV ad
"FES has actively opposed educational equity by working against fair funding for schools that serve high need students."
Today in history: Ethel Rosenberg born, commemoration in Los Angeles
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens executed at Sing Sing prison in Ossining, N.Y. on June 19, 1953.
GOP: No bootstraps for you, baby!
The whole motley GOP crew is determined to do whatever it takes to deny workers and their children economic mobility.
Walker killed his own campaign with attacks on workers
"Scott Walker was a one-trick labor bashing pony and the novelty seems to have worn off even among Republican primary voters."
Illinois residents suffering from Rauner’s budget standoff
The budget standoff between right-wing Gov. Rauner and the pro-worker Democratic-run state legislature continues with no sign of an end.
Ruling on labor practices shows importance of appeals courts to workers
While the U.S. Supreme Court's worker rulings apply nationwide, they rejects most cases brought to them; that leaves worker rights in the hands of the appeals court judges.
