Supreme Court limits sexual harassment lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that only supervisors with direct power over a worker's future can be sued for racial or sexual harassment on the job.
U.S. Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to lower court
Fisher v. the University of Texas was a challenge to that school's affirmative action policy by Abigail Fisher, whose application for admission was turned down.
Bank of America lied to homeowners and rewarded foreclosures, former employees say
Bank of America employees regularly lied to homeowners, according to sworn statements by former bank employees.
Govs. Christie and Walker “give the finger” to voters
Self-serving hypocrisy has blown up for two Republicans who are both maneuvering to be considered for the GOP nomination for president in 2016.
Food stamps on the chopping block
On Monday evening, the Senate voted to cut roughly $4 billion from SNAP, more commonly known by its former name, food stamps.
Crowd honors photographers tossed out by the Sun Times
"I never knew until today," he said, as he looked out over the crowd, "that you can fly with a broken wing; our spirits may be wounded, but our hearts continue to smile."
Events around U.S. mark 32nd anniversary of Oscar Lopez Rivera
Supporters of Puerto Rican independentist Oscar Lopez Rivera marked the 32nd anniversary of his imprisonment.
Immigration debate begins in Senate as calls to end deportations grow
President Obama insisted the "moment is now" to give 11 million immigrants in the U.S. without documents a chance at citizenship.
Wealth returns to the 1 percent
The U.S. as a whole has regained all the household wealth it lost to the recession but it's the rich that have scooped all the cash.
Left unity championed at New York meet
Several socialist organizations came together last week to discuss how to better unite the left.
