Immigration reform moving ahead in Texas
On March 8th, the newly-elected progressive congressman from Dallas/Fort Worth, Marc Veasey, hosted a forum with local political and community leaders to talk about immigration reform.
Today in women's history: Long live Fannie Lou Hamer
On this day in 1977 Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer passed away.
Today in women's history: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died
On March 13, 1906, Susan B. Anthony died in Rochester, N.Y., shortly after her eighty-sixth birthday.She was a pioneer leader of the cause of women's right to vote.,
New Ryan budget: “A zombie he won’t let die”
The GOP plan gives even more tax breaks to the rich, higher subsidies to companies that ship jobs overseas, and bigger tax cuts to corporations.
Emergency manager not necessary, Detroit officials argue
David Whitaker, Detroit City Council's research and analysis director, said an Emergency Manager is "beyond anti-democratic."
Good news for Alabama: Angela Davis to be honored
"The south does have a rich tradition of progressives. It might be thin, but it's strong."
Today in women’s history: Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” published
The book, by 21-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, is frequently called the world's first science fiction novel.
19 arrested in attempt to stop school closings
The mood was boisterous and upbeat as some 2,000 demonstrators massed outside Philadelphia School District headquarters in an attempt to stop threatened closing of nearly 30 public schools.
Today in women's history: International Women's Day
March 8, International Women's Day, grew from two sources -- the struggle of working women to form trade unions and the fight for women's right to vote.
Missouri coalition standing up for immigrant rights
"We have to do things that welcome immigrants to our state," Vanessa Crawford, executive director of MIRA, told members and activists from all over Missouri.
