Three cheers for Mariela Castro’s visit to the U.S.
Mariela Castro, staunch advocate and supporter of LGBT causes, daughter of Raul Castro and neice to Fidel Castro, is coming to the United States.
Florida’s progressive forces unite against insurance company
Progressive forces from around Florida converged here May 17 to protest Coventry Health Care's use of its mega-profits to oppose the Affordable Care Act.
Reforming Wall Street is a job for the American people
One has to ask if Wall Street has learned anything at all. But then again: why would they?
Thousands converge on Chicago on first big day of protests
Thousands rallied and marched peacefully in downtown Chicago Saturday in the biggest protests so far against NATO, the relic of the cold war holding a May 20-21 summit here.
EPA appeals coal mining ruling
A federal judge ruled in March that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally vetoed a large West Virginia coal-mining project.
Irrigation Festival crowd greets Obama marchers
Members of Clallam County for Obama marched in the 117th Irrigation Festival parade, May 12, carrying their banner and chanting "Four More Years!"
Shrimp workers exploited and enslaved at Walmart warehouse
Two thousand shrimp workers from Cambodia and Myanmar suffered human rights abuses and indentured servitude at the hands of Walmart.
Republican war spreads to students
Republican senators today filibustered the Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act. Their action threatens to create havoc with the economy, and wreck the country's future.
Obama tears into Romney at campaign kickoff
In his first official rally of the 2012 campaign, the president ripped Mitt Romney before a crowd of about 14,000.
Jobs grow by only 115,000 in April
The nation had its second straight month of disappointing job growth in April, according to government figures released today.
