Oakland demos spark call for nonviolence & end to repression
In the wake of the early morning police eviction of Occupy Oakland protesters from their encampments Oct. 25, confrontation between protesters and police came to a head in the early evening after protesters regrouped at the city's main library to march through the city.
Occupy Oakland at the crossroads
Getting lost is the goal of the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street movement, which is to make the banks accountable to the people and pay for the mess they created.
Labor group and an Ohio town call for new immigration approaches
A town in Ohio says that by rolling out a welcome mat for immigrants, rather than persecuting them, it can help solve the immigration problem and fix its economy at the same time.
Animal killing in Ohio highlights need for regulations
In the aftermath of this past week's tragic killing of 49 exotic animals, including 18 rare Bengal Tigers, in Zanesville, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is scrambling to put a positive spin on the calamity.
It's official: Top 1% doubled their share of nation's income
The Congressional Budget Office said in a new report this week what the labor movement and its allies have been saying all along.
Police evict Occupy Oakland
In a massive pre-dawn raid Oct. 25, Oakland and other area police evicted hundreds of Occupy Oakland protesters from their two-week-old encampment in front of City Hall and a smaller camp in a nearby park.
Occupy Wall Street fuels growing bank divestment movement
A new movement is emerging to divest from bank responsible for the housing mortgage crisis and the global capitalist meltdown.
Teachers cautious on education law rewrite
The nation's two teachers unions are taking a cautious, wait-and-see attitude towards a draft rewrite of the nation's basic federal education law.
Study: Public employee pensions a bargain
Public employee pension plans are actually far more cost effective than defined contribution, the 401k-style plans fashionable in the private sector.
Occupy Detroit: End foreclosures now!
Detroiter's get it. They know banks received a $700 billion, taxpayer supported bailout but defiantly continue to force people out of their homes.
