OSHA's Barab walks fine line on firms' 'voluntary protection'
House Republicans demand OSHA emphasize its Voluntary Protection Program while unions and the GAO say OSHA doesn't have the staff to monitor VPP firms' performance.
Beware: "Pro-child" groups press corporate schools agenda
The Change.org petition site recently dropped the misleadingly named "StudentsFirst" and "Stand for Children" as paying clients.This came after public pressure including a counter-petition by a Chicago teacher.
Study suggests fracking wastes could poison drinking water
According to a new scientific study, salty fluids rich with minerals in parts of Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale are seeping thousands of feet upward, right into drinking water.
Bernice Blohm Diskin, "Greatest Generation" communist, dies at 91
One of the last Communist Party USA members from the "Greatest Generation" of World War II, Bernice Blohm Diskin, passed away June 25 at age 91.
NOW: Women workers of the world, organize!
Feminists and labor activists at this month's NOW 2012 National Conference discussed women's roles and rights in the national and global economy.
Romney confronted in the air, on land, and at sea!
Nearly 100 demonstrators - with air support from a plane flying a banner - protested Mitt Romney's big fundraiser yesterday.
Watsonville teachers, students challenge methyl iodide
A giant Japanese chemical company announced on March 20 that it would no longer sell methyl iodide in the U.S. for use as a pesticide.
Feminists call for unity in face of GOP onslaught
Feminists, lawmakers and activists from across the country convened here June 29 - July 1 for NOW's 2012 National Conference.
NEA meets; Biden blasts GOP as anti-public education
Republicans - presumed presidential nominee Mitt Romney included - have become anti-public education, Democratic Vice President Joseph Biden says.
Religious leaders: racial equality requires action
Overcoming racial overtones dominating the economic and political life of Southeast Michigan was the challenge.
