Decades later, Mississippi is still burning
In 1964, the brutal slayings of three civil rights workers rocked the country. Their deaths cast a spotlight on horrifice violence and injustice.
South Carolina voters want to reverse damage by GOP state government
South Carolinians desperately need better paying jobs, more accessible health care and better schools, but Governor Haley is using a $400 million surplus for tax cuts for the wealthy.
St. Louis protesters demand justice for VonDerrit Meyers
Some 100 protesters congregated on Shaw Ave. here near the spot where 18-year-old VonDerrit Myers was killed by off-duty police officer Jason Flanery.
Today in labor history: Cherokee Nation begins Trail of Tears
It is estimated that nearly one third - ten to 30 percent - died in the course of U.S. government's ethnic cleansing.
