AFL-CIO launches TV ad campaign
The AFL-CIO has launched an advertising campaign telling the country that union workers are just like everyone else - and that they deserve their rights.
Citizens United anniversary met with nationwide protest
"The U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling pounded the last nail in the coffin of democracy, and we're here to get our democracy back." (with video)
Obama draws praise for halting tar sands pipeline
Republican claims that they are trying to create jobs is ludicrous. The Republicans have done everything in their power to kill the jobs bills in Congress.
California’s single-payer health bill moves forward
Backers of single-payer health care cheered as the California Universal Health Care Act passed from the Senate Appropriations Committee onto the Senate floor.
Trumka files dissent from Obama jobs council report
Trumka said he disagreed and that evidence does not support the claim that significant new job creation would result from such so-called reforms.
Ohio says no to new fracking drilling permits
A victory was scored in the fight against hydraulic fracking in Ohio today when the state Department of Natural Resources announced a suspension of new drilling permits.
After blackouts, anti-piracy bills lose support
The bills had the financial backing of major corporate interests including the film and entertainment industries, and cable television, among others.
Union local president describes how Romney killed a steel plant
Under Romney's leadership, the mill slashed 1,750 jobs, padlocked a division that had existed for 100 years and eventually sank into bankruptcy.
Foreclosures set to rise in 2012
The slight dip in foreclosure rates in 2011 was not the beginning of a trend towards reversal of the mortgage crisis.
Teen atheist wins lawsuit vs. school, religious banner
After a protest led by a young atheist, a federal judge has ordered the removal of an inappropriate prayer banner from a high school auditorium in Rhode Island.
