Stewart vs. Colbert: who will be on top?
Comedy Central talk-show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert duel for rally supremacy!
New health care law benefits women and children
The new health care reform law, the Affordable Health Care Act, contains numerous benefits for women and children, women's advocates say.
DREAM Act vote nears in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and congressional Democrats plan to add legislation creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented youth in college or the military, as part of the $725 billion defense authorization bill.
Jobs emergency rallies take to streets
One hundred six Jobs Emergency actions took place across the country on Sept. 15.
Groups issue call to action on Paycheck Fairness Act
Labor and civil rights groups are urging the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would help eliminate the wage gap between men and women.
Primary season ends, here comes Nov. 2
WASHINGTON - The September 14 primary elections in seven states and the District of Columbia brought almost the end of the primary season - with only Hawaii's Sept. 18 primary yet to go - and the start of the last crucial six week countdown to the Nov 2 midterm election, with control of the House and Senate hanging in the balance.
Tea party candidate vies for open House seat in Illinois
Illinois is an election battleground with important races up and down the ballot. The fight has only begun as voters become aware of just how reactionary some of the Republican candidates are.
Government offers $1 billion more for housing crisis, still hard to keep pace
As the nation's poverty rate rises to 15 percent, the highest level since the 1960s, the Obama administration announced this week new measures to help struggling homeowners prevent foreclosure.
Abercrombie & Fitch sells the corporate, un-American look
Abercrombie & Fitch is a well-known American retailer that focuses on clothing for target consumers, ages of 18 through 22. The company also operates offshoot brands, including Hollister and Gilly Hicks. The store, however, has kept a high profile in the public eye for reasons other than the products it sells; Abercrombie is known for its discriminatory nature (especially prevalent in its advertising), flawed and unjust employment practices and its use of slave labor.
Utility faces probes after tragic gas pipe blast
OAKLAND, Calif. - After a gas pipe explosion devastated a residential neighborhood in a San Francisco suburb Sept. 9, killing at least four residents, the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident while state regulators are ordering Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to inspect its entire natural gas transmission system and report how much it is spending on pipeline safety.
