CPUSA delegates eye November elections
Speaking about the Tea Party movement today at the CPUSA's 29th National Convention here, Jarvis Tyner, the party's vice chairman declared, "If you can't smell the stench of fascism, you may need some aroma therapy."
Fox News airs extremist views
FoxNews.com reported on the dubious findings of a discredited report published by the extremist anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
Health reform law still a big deal
A package arrived for me yesterday - something I ordered a while ago and then forgot about - my "Health Reform is a BFD" t-shirt! (Remember that: Joe Biden's muttered comment about just exactly how big a deal health care reform is?)
Drug company ok'd spying on FDA officials
Where does spying fit in a drug company budget? Isn't Big Pharma always complaining that the cost of their research warrants high drug prices? I
Republican hypocrisy on Recovery Act runs rampant
Not on single Republican voted to pass President Obama's economic recovery act in February 2009, but now they are all trying to get a piece of it.
Students welcome overhauling private loan industry
Every year millions of students graduate from college with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt.
Officials covered up deaths of detained immigrants
Recently obtained documents, memos and videos suggest government officials systematically covered up malicious abuses contributing to the deaths of 107 immigration detainees
Massachusetts election lesson: "Don't Mourn, Organize!"
"Don't Mourn, Organize!" This is the growing call from labor and progressive forces following the upset election in Massachusetts.
Ethics violations haunt John McCain
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., may have violated Senate rules when he recorded an anti-healthcare reform telephone message.
The year in headlines: High hopes at start, roadblocks at end
WASHINGTON (PAI) — It was a year that started with such high hopes for workers and their unions — and ended in roadblocks and looming disappointment.
