Antiwar veterans deploy to Fleet Week
Every October the San Francisco Bay Area is "invaded and occupied" for five days by a gargantuan display of U.S. military power called Fleet Week.
Fox's Huckabee openly backs vote suppression
Mike Huckabee, former Republican governor of Arkansas and currently a Fox News host, has brought his party's voter suppression efforts completely out of the closet.
Martin Sheen, George Clooney call for more support for Obama
Sheen said, "Steady, steady: You're talking about a very special man," and continued, "I don't think he's getting a lot of help. He's done a great job."
Shocking report shows tax break created no jobs
The big tax break of 2004 - which the then-sitting Congress and the Bush administration promised would bring jobs and revamp the economy - did little more than stuff $300 billion into the pockets of the rich.
Occupy Wall Street solidarity stopped Zuccotti Park eviction
When NYC Mayor Bloomberg announced the "cleanup" of Zuccotti Park for Oct. 14 at 6 a.m, thousands of people including many union members - transit workers, teachers, Teamsters, communications workers - showed up in the early morning to support the Occupy Wall Street youth.
Thousands demanding jobs jam Oakland streets
Students, unionists, environmentalists, elected officials, anti-foreclosure activists and retirees joined hands to demand: Jobs not cuts, Work not war!
Chicago fight back week for jobs (with video)
Last week Chicago joined the rest of the country and the world in action for jobs and justice.
Occupation spreads to Detroit!
Occupy Detroit started off with a bang as close to 1000 people left the Spirit of Detroit statue and marched down Woodward Ave. to Grand Circus Park where an encampment has begun.
Occupy El Paso launched on Monday
Occupy El Paso began an occupation of San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso on Monday, October 17, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street protests in New York and around the country and with marches of "indignados" across Europe and elsewhere in the world.
Online petition shows wide support for jobs bill (with video)
Within hours of its online posting, hundreds had signed the petition, with over a thousand signatures the first day.
