Valentine’s Day protest demands halt to sexual harassment
Union, community, immigrant rights, and faith group members gathered on Valentine's Day in front of Mi Pueblo Foods, in the heart of the heavily Latino Fruitvale district.
North Carolina "Historic Thousands" march for economic justice
Thousands poured out in for the Historic Thousands of Jones Street rally with the theme "Forward Together, Not One Step Back."
Immigration reform fight begins in earnest
The move for reform has been spearheaded by undocumented youth themselves, but also includes Obama, sections of the Democratic Party, labor, churches and other community organizations.
Latino labor leader: Immigration legislation has potential problems
Providing a path to eventual citizenship for 11 million undocumented workers "is a worthy #1 goal" of proposed immigration reform legislation.
Money out, voters in!
Hundreds of Chicagoans marched and rallied Jan. 19 to protest the "Golden Megaphone of Money" that decision has provided to corporate America.
Senate inundated with demands to end “silent” filibuster
Senate offices are getting buried under tens of thousands of letters and a huge coalition has managed to spur one million calls into the Capitol.
Under pressure GOP dumps “poison pills” from Sandy aid
The Republican-run House Rules Committee decided not to invite more confrontations over GOP reluctance to aid the millions of victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Protest immigration raid vs. workers standing up for rights
Don't look now, but the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency may be back to its old tricks.
Lack of paid sick days fueling record flu epidemic
Workers in almost every industry are reporting that people all around them are sick.
Republicans take the “Walk of Shame” in Michigan
Before they were sworn in this morning, legislators got an earful as they approached the Capitol.
