Michigan expands Medicaid despite tea party obstructers
Add Michigan, barely, to the list of states implementing a key part of Obamacare, the expansion of Medicaid, known locally as the "Healthy Michigan" plan.
Video: 1963 civil rights march commemorated in L.A.
Black, brown, Asian and white marched together down Martin Luther King Blvd in Los Angeles on Aug. 24 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
President Obama rolls out higher education plan
President Obama debuted his new proposal for curbing costs of higher education.
Bayard Rustin LGBT coalition highlights civil rights leader’s role
The San Francisco chapter of the Bayard Rustin LGBT Coalition rallied to highlight the contributions of Rustin, an often-overlooked civil rights figure.
Marchers pack capital for 50th Anniversary March on Washington
Vowing to defend the right to vote he had shed blood for decades ago, Rep. John Lewis drew a roaring cheer from the enormous crowd at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday.
"Jury" to Bank of America: "You're guilty"
The willful wrongdoings of Bank of America were "put on trial" this week. The jury was composed of 200 housing and labor activists and the witnesses against BoA were actors playing parts. But the testimony was real.
Philly coalition demands quality education for all
They came to deliver a message to the School Reform Commission (SRC), the mayor and governor: "Restore funding for Philadelphia schools!"
Feminist and Marxist: Dorothy Smith receives lifetime sociology award
At a national meeting this summer here, social theorist Dorothy E. Smith was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Activists demand Rep. Dan Lipinski support immigration reform
Nestled in a small strip mall here in the shadow of Midway Airport sits Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski's office. It was to that office immigration activists delivered a birthday cake recently.
Manning gets 35 years, will seek White House pardon
A military judge sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks.
