Class of 2011 faces worst jobs crisis ever recorded
Students graduating this year face the worst labor market ever encountered by a graduating class.
One year after deadly BP explosion, troubles persist
Today marks one year since 11 workers were killed in the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Latinos, immigrants and labor form strategic alliance
America's 50 million Latinos have become a political and economic force to be reckoned with, especially when they join with immigrants rights groups and labor.
If Kasich gets his way, who will want to be a teacher?
Hundreds of teachers rallied here April 14 to protest Republican Gov. John Kasich's drive to bust unions and slash funds for public schools.
Recall fight makes history in Wisconsin
Supporters of public-sector unions in Wisconsin filed enough petition signatures to force two Republican senators into recall elections, only four of which have ever been carried out in the state's history.
Outcry grows over Detroit ICE tactics
Rep. Luis Gutierrez led a 1,000-strong rally here Monday, spurred by an incident in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in SUVs surrounded an elementary school.
Missourians serve Bank of America with tax bill
"We are all making sacrifices. But what are the banks doing?"
Gay and straight teens less likely to commit suicide in liberal areas
A break-through study involved 32,000 Oregon high school student.
Huy Pham and Wisconsin in Orange County
On March 17, 29-year-old Huy Pham, a city maintenance worker, jumped off the roof of Costa Mesa City Hall, killing himself, after receiving a pink slip.
LaHood “had no idea” air traffic controllers were tired
The problem started 30 years ago when Reagan fired the air traffic controllers who were protesting the very conditions that led to this debacle.
