A Bronx cheer for anti-union development deal
BRONX, N.Y. – On Sunday, October 25, close to 1,000 Bronx residents overflowed the gymnasium of the St. Nicolas of Tolentine Church to demand a new “Blueprint for the Bronx,” a blueprint for responsible economic development, quality health care, decent education and affordable housing.
Bush administration federal rules bite the dust
Included in the new defense law signed by President Obama on Oct. 29 is a provision that ends, by 2012, the anti-labor "National Security Personnel System" started by President Bush.
Demonstrators stage sit-in at Cigna
Video: Non-violent civil disobedience is employed at a Glendale, California Cigna office with protestors calling for a public health care option.
Pelosi announces the House health plan
After months of struggle by a growing movement outside and inside the halls of Congress, House Democrats released a health care reform plan.
Congress probes link between football and brain damage
Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League, faced heated questions accusing the league of neglect of its responsibilities to players with brain injuries.
Obama to sign hate crimes bill
Eleven years after Matthew Shepard’s brutal murder because he was gay, President Barack Obama will sign the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law this afternoon.
Message to banks: ‘Time to bail us out’
Sick of profiteering, foreclosures and joblessness, thousands tell banks 'Enough is enough'
Health reform and rural America
Health reform being considered in Congress now would address the special concerns of rural Americans, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters Tuesday, Oct 27th.
Tide turns on health care reform
The announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the public option will reach the Senate floor was greeted by labor and other leaders as proof that the tide has turned in favor of health care reform.
Jewish peace conference takes Washington spotlight
The first national conference of the surging Jewish-American peace movement, at Washington's Grand Hyatt Hotel, has drawn over 1,500 participants, exceeding organizers' expectations.
