New Florida election rules would disenfranchise many
In Florida, a state that only a few decades ago was officially segregated, some people think this possible disenfranchisement is no accident.
"Force of unity" defends working people's rights
With everything on the line, from Social Security and Medicare to the right to organize, working class families came out, many for the first time, to make their voices heard.
Letterman, Seinfeld, De Niro hit Trump on racism
Donald Trump's tirades have prompted sharp responses from a broad array of notable persons, including a number of media and film personalities.
Capitol rally says: Get on board for health care
Connecticut residents jammed into the Hartford train station to demand that the governor and state legislature "get on board" for the state health care program with a public option.
Communist Party shows new growth: Can it be sustained?
For the labor and democratic movements to continue to develop to effectively challenge corporate power a much larger left and Communist Party are essential.
Recall fight makes history in Wisconsin
Supporters of public-sector unions in Wisconsin filed enough petition signatures to force two Republican senators into recall elections, only four of which have ever been carried out in the state's history.
Fox dumps Glenn Beck
After 27 months of incendiary right-wing hate rhetoric, Glenn Beck's daily show on Fox News is no more. It's over and Beck is being booted off the air, for now at least.
Across the country, hundreds of thousands declare, “We are One”
In over a thousand U.S. cities, unionists, civil rights and community activists gathered April 4, honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated 43 years earlier.
Texas joins national protests
Activists note even in Republican dominated Texas, protests for public workers and labor rights have been occuring throughout the state almost every day.
Small Wal-Mart action led to big sex discrimination suit
It all started with something Betty Dukes didn't do in 1998 at a Wal-Mart store in Pittsburg, Calif. She didn't come back late from lunch.
