
Virginia congressional race focuses on women's issues
So in this year's November 4 midterms, the question is once more whether the Democrats can turn out enough voters.

Arizona voters dump two right-wingers
The majority of Arizonans were delighted to see the state's incumbent attorney general, Tom Horne, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Huppenthal, defeated.

Community-labor coalition cheers minimum wage ordinance in San Diego
But even as the San Diego Labor Council hailed the new measure, it warned about an underhanded petition to undermine it.

Ohio governor candidate issues working-class program
Fitzgerald showed the stark difference between his program and the the anti-labor, anti-civil rights, anti-woman, anti-local government, anti-public education policies of the incumbent.

Closing of unionized plant becomes charged issue in Connecticut elections
The right wing Republican nominee accused the workers of causing the plant closing, what happened next was a lulu.

Kasich slaps working Ohio's face, but will we remember sting in November?
It's been a long and painful four years for working and middle-class Ohioans due to the (slightly checked) extreme right wing rule.

Netroots Nation 2014: Building a movement in 140 characters
Many of the panels, views, and strategies focused on at the Detroit conference emphasized activism, getting out the vote and ways to combat right extremism.

U.S. trade policy linked to crisis at the border
The mass migration of children from Central America has been at the center of a political firestorm over the past few weeks.

In Harris v. Quinn, labor dodges a bullet
Unlike a lobby or interest group, a union has a duty to provide a service to every worker covered in its agreement.

Supreme Court makes it tougher for women to exercise choice
The Massachusetts policy aimed to protect women as they accessed reproductive health care against a backdrop of harassment and even physical attacks from anti-choice protesters.

