Seismic shift seen in Florida Cuban American vote
Despite winning the gubernatorial race in Florida last week, exit polling shows that Gov. Rick Scott lost Cuban-Americans to his Democratic opponent, 50 to 46 percent.
Kucinich appeal to vote your conscience ignores the big picture
Kucinich represents ultra-left "idealism" that leads us into blind alleys. In that regard he's no different from right-wing voters who go to the polls obsessing over one thing.
Some 400,000 climate marchers paint New York green
Generating some of the most excitement were activists from other nations who stood in solidarity with their peers.
Presbyterians vote to divest from companies aiding Israeli occupation
The Presbyterian Church narrowly approved divestment from three U.S. companies that supply Israel with equipment used to maintain its occupation of Palestinian territory.
Arriving without their parents: Child refugees being warehoused on the U.S. border
Thousands of unaccompanied child refugees from Central America, making their way through Mexico and into the U.S., are ending up in locked, fenced warehouses in Texas and Arizona.
Americans welcome Sgt. Bergdahl home
After the negotiated release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, I called an old friend who spent years as a POW in Vietnam's prison camps to ask for his response.
House Dems side with labor on trade pact
"Labor rights are now government-to-government in trade pacts, while corporate rights get to go over the top of governments."
Los Angeles gears up for a month against torture
In a world where we sometimes feel overwhelmed by tragedy, the best antidote to helplessness is to get out and do something, be with people, and imagine a better future.
U.S. ranks with Haiti, Iran and Mexico on workers rights
"We cannot and we will not stand silent while workers are impoverished through the supply chains of big business and attacked by their own governments."
"Kill-A-Gay and Flog-A-Woman" laws protested at Beverly Hills hotel
The law effective May 1, in the Southeast Asian country of Brunei, provides for fines and prison sentences for gay men and lesbians, and women who have abortions.
