Young Latinos keeping their eyes on the prize for immigration reform
A major topic discussed during the Take Back the American Dream conference here last week was immigrant rights and fighting for the DREAM Act.
Immigrant youth sit-in at ICE
Five undocumented immigrant youth staged a sit-in at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor's office in Los Angeles, Oct. 18
Wisconsin gears up for Scott Walker recall
The recall elections for Wis. state senators this summer may end up looking like small potatoes when compared to the massive campaign to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker some time next spring.
Senate to jobless workers: Drop dead!
Jobless workers took a day off from pounding the pavements to come to D.C. on Oct. 11 to lobby lawmakers for President Obama's American Jobs Act. It didn't work.
Supreme Court says Mumia death sentence is unconstitutional
Philadelphia prosecutors now have a choice of holding a new sentencing hearing or allowing the former Black Panther to serve a life sentence without parole.
Global effort develops to save sharks
Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., signed legislation Oct. 7 to ban the possession or sale of shark fins in California, which may save countless sharks.
Immigrant and labor rights bills become law in California
Among bills signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown recently were a measure to let undocumented college students apply for publicly funded scholarships and another to strengthen labor protections for farm workers.
U.S. Senate apologizes for Chinese Exclusion Act
It's been 129 years since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, but the Oct. 6 Senate resolution apologizing for it was welcomed nonetheless.
Occupy Wall Street protests spread to hundreds of cities
Occupy Wall protesters in New York are a major part of a "Millionaires March" today. Oct. 11, bringing demonstrators to the homes of five of the richest people in the world.
Jim Baldridge retirement bash set for Nov. 5
Longtime People's World supporter Jim Baldridge is retiring and wants to use the occasion to help this website, his favorite online daily newspaper!
