A new low, even for California Republicans
Two Republican votes are needed in each legislative house, and GOP leaders have announced that any Republican who votes for more taxes will be considered a traitor.
Indiana official quits after scheme for fake attack on Walker is bared
Indiana prosecutor Carlos Lam admitted to suggesting that Wisconsin Gov. Walker stage a violent assault against himself in order to win public sympathy.
The bad and the ugly in Utah’s immigration alternative
Utah's new immigration laws have drawn criticism from both sides of the debate, but some say they are a step forward.
“Hello, Communist Party calling”
Recently, more than 1,500 people joined the Communist Party or Young Communist League. Volunteers called them all.
Maine’s governor assaults the dignity of working people
Having been raised in Maine, son of a lineman and a mother and stepmother who were state workers, I am infuriated that the Republican governor there has ordered the removal of mural that depicts the role of Maine working people.
Nation's largest public college to offer free tuition
Miami Dade college will begin offering free tuition to local residents and discounted tuition to undocumented students.
With personal stories, Affordable Care Act marks 1 year
"In the past year the Affordable Care Act has benefited me and 72,000 other Missourians," Joyce Clark said cheerfully yesterday.
Rally marks first birthday for Obama health care law
Chicago-area residents celebrated the one year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act by President Obama, March 23, with stories of how the law helped them obtain affordable and quality health care.
Why Latinos depend on the Environmental Protection Agency
The role of the EPA, especially when it comes to the health and wellbeing of the Latino community, is extremely critical, according to a new report.
Scientists suggest reason for religion's decline
Religion may be on the verge of extinction in nine nations.
