Unemployment at 50 percent, Detroit vows to fight
Though she is without full-time employment, Emily Norton works even harder today. She now has four part-time jobs but earns just one-third of what she made while working full time.
CHEERS to early voters
CHEERS because lots of Americans are already voting, and JEERS to bullies who harass gay students.
95,000 more jobs are lost
95,000 jobs were lost in September because the private sector added only 64,000 jobs while government employment went down by 159,000.
Golden State hanging on by its fingernails
California’s budget may be about to stagger over the finish line, nearly 100 days late - but it won't be pretty.
Economists predict stormy weather ahead
In a live webcast conference yesterday, top left-to-moderate economists painted a grim picture, especially with the current Republican-induced paralysis in Congress.
Oct. 2 'One Nation' rally calls for jobs
Protesters rallied at the Lincoln Memorial Oct. 2 to cheer calls for jobs, union rights and a massive vote against corporate greed and hate in the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
Youth aim to rock the Nov. 2 vote
Despite what critics and polls are saying about young voters this election cycle, youth leaders say they are paying very close attention to what candidates are saying about the issues.
Hope is stronger than hate
In their effort to win the Congress this year and the White House in 2012, the Republican Party and their tea party attack dogs are unashamedly promoting fear, racism, bigotry and red-baiting.
Republican candidates "pledge" open warfare on working families
Republican Party Senate candidates pledged this past week to protect tax loopholes for companies that outsource jobs, according to new media reports.
Baltimore backs Oct. 2 march
The City Council has voted unanimously to endorse the October 2 One Nation Working Together march, and a local coalition is working to fill 100 buses.
