Census highlights Manufacturing Day
In celebrating Manufacturing Day, the U.S. Census Bureau highlighted the continuing role manufacturing plays in the American economy.
Record numbers vote early in Cleveland
Despite continued GOP efforts to suppress early voting, record numbers voted at the Board of Elections here as registration for the critical Nov. 6 election ended Tuesday.
Sharp partisan split on labor’s issues
The voting records on labor-selected issues in the second session of the 112 Congress reflect, as might be expected, the sharp partisan split between the two major political parties.
Three arrested for blocking trucks at Bain-owned plant released
Three protesters who were arrested when they refused to move out of the way of trucks leaving the Bain Capital-owned Sensata Technologies plant here have been released.
Census: America becoming more urbanized
In some ways, the nation is reversing previous trends; in others, it is forging completely new paths. The country is becoming both more integrated and more segregated.
Gas prices and presidential politics
The real issue is: who is to blame for the high prices, and what can be done to stabilize energy costs?
New Jersey, number one in solar power, passes “revolution bill”
"The bill could double the megawatts of solar power installed in New Jersey in the next few years."
California approves election-day voter registration
While Republican state governments press to restrict the vote, California's governor signed a bill allowing voters to register up to and on Election Day.
Students, teachers protest university privatization, tuition hikes
A new coalition at the University of Oregon rallied and marched Oct. 3 against rising tuition and plans to privatize governance of the university.
Will Obama again take “Last Capital of Confederacy”?
President Barack Obama stunned voters here after the results of the 2008 election poured in.
