GOP Grinches trying to steal Christmas
"Anyone who wants to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits to finance tax giveaways for the rich must have a heart two sizes too small."
New Yorkers continue the fight for paid sick leave
One million New Yorkers can't take a day off when they're sick. A bill would make sure they earn paid sick days and would prevent workers from losing their jobs just because they or their children get sick.
Pickets protest Murray Energy layoffs
Activists picketed the corporate headquarters of Murray Energy in this Cleveland suburb Dec. 17 protesting the anti-labor and right-wing policies of company owner Robert E. Murray.
Progressives: No cave-in to Republican fiscal cliff demands!
With less than two weeks until the Bush tax cuts die and harsh automatic cuts to the human safety net kick in, the GOP insists Democrats agree to cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Sandy Hook vigils mourn victims, vow action
Candlelight vigils were held nationwide mourning the victims of the Dec. 14 massacre. They promised hope for a national conversation and vows for action on mental health care and gun control.
Congressional progressives: “Chained CPI” throws seniors off the cliff
Members of the Progressive Caucus in Congress are calling on colleagues to oppose what they say is nothing more than a dangerous back-door attempt to cut Social Security.
How to rebuild after the violence in Conneticut
Once again violence has shattered a place of innocence, and an elementary school in Connecticut takes on the appearance of a battlefield.
Threatened Philly school closings face growing resistance
The district announced the names of the schools to be shuttered; in the late afternoon a dense crowd of hundreds of protesters massed on the steps of district headquarters.
Video: “Pot” tops “church” on Family Feud
Public opinion has shifted considerably on legalizing pot in the last two decades.
