Today in labor history: Jackie Robinson played his first major league game
"Jackie Robinson changed baseball, and when you've changed baseball in this country, you've changed this country!"
Move money from wars to jobs and education? Let’s discuss
Tax Day, April 15, is a good time to reflect on the country's federal spending priorities. Especially during this deep economic and jobs crisis.
"Immigration Myths vs. Facts" available for download
Download your copy of "Immigration Myths vs. Facts" and share with friends the fight for immigrant rights and justice for all.
Stopping blight: One side of the anti-foreclosure fight
The fight to stop foreclosures and make the banks pay continued in Los Angeles on April 2.
Today in labor history: Paul Robeson born
On April 8, 1898 singer, actor, civil rights and labor leader, peace activist and athlete Paul Robeson was born.
Two tales of jackpots and taxes
Our nation's tax experts no longer think about taxes as a tool for combating our "undue concentration of wealth." They see taxes as a matter of raising revenue.
Benefit cuts in Obama’s ‘compromise’ budget draw protests
Labor and its allies in a broad array of movements are rising up against the plan.
Progress toward immigration bill? Not without “street heat”
Of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States today, between 7.5 and 8 million are estimated to be in the labor force.
Name stadium for prison company? Not on this campus
GEO Group's main niche has been profiting from immigration detention centers which have helped facilitate deportations and the separation of families.
Suit filed to stop Michigan's emergency manager law
What is happening in Michigan "is a threat to everyone in this nation," said Al Sharpton. "If you get away with it in Detroit, you can get away with it all over the nation."
