California lawmakers seek to restore social services funds
Many Democratic state legislators are eager to restore the massive funding cuts suffered by human services programs in recent years.
Obama proposes publicly funded community colleges for all
President Obama last week proposed to bring the cost of two years of community college "down to zero" for all Americans.
Warren: Many feel the game is rigged – and they're right!
Elizabeth Warren has quickly carved out a role as an articulate spokesperson for workers, and she didn't disappoint the packed house at the summit.
Economists fight over “Capital”: Piketty vs. establishment
A Harvard economist was reduced to making personal attacks as he tried to evade Thomas Piketty's key theses about capitalism and its tendencies toward unsustainable inequality.
High and low points of Connecticut’s history with Cuba
The Dec. 17, 2014 announcement by President Obama establishing full diplomatic relations with Cuba was a day we thought we might never see.
GOP Congress aims dagger at Social Security
On its first day of business here the GOP-run House launched what could end up as the most serious attack yet on Social Security.
New tasks for the Cuba solidarity movement
Obama's announcement was "a major step forward toward ending the 55-year cold war with Cuba."
Oakland town hall demands end to police violence
Ending the longstanding reality of unpunished police violence against black and brown men was the topic Dec. 17 at a town hall meeting.
AFGE says military overspending led to unpaid furloughs
"DoD spending on service contracts is closing in on $200 billion annually; already, it is more than double the cost of the Department's entire civilian workforce."
Obama’s historic shift on U.S.-Cuba relations
Americans and Cubans woke up on Dec. 17 to the jaw-dropping news that the U.S. is making a monumental shift in its relations with Cuba.
