Young unionist at Next Up Summit takes aim at student debt
"We have a student debt amount that is more than what the government spends in a year on all its programs put together."
Anti-LGBT bills introduced in 28 states
So far this year 34 anti-LGBT bills in nine states have been defeated or failed to meet key legislative deadlines.
Today in women's history: Sandra Day O'Connor is FWOTSC
First Woman On The Supreme Court was born on March 26, 1930.
Report refutes Emanuel's austerity agenda for Chicago
Proposals for getting Chicago's finances back on track without unconstitutional grabs at retiree pensions, cuts to vital services, and toxic bank fees.
Jobs Not Jails campaign wins victory in Oakland
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors decision increases funding for community-based programs helping people when they return home.
Today in women’s history: Happy birthday Dorothy Height
Height was the president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) for 40 years and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
So-called "balanced budget" shows the GOP has money to kill
The opposite of win-win, the Republican budgets are kill-kill.
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia campaigns in Los Angeles for support
Chuy asked the people in LA to join him in making history with this groundbreaking campaign.
Today in history: First openly gay candidate runs for Congress
Frank Kameny ran for U.S. Congress on this date in 1971, albeit for a non-voting seat representing the District of Columbia.
Calls grow for investigation into Chicago's Homan Sq. 'Gestapo tactics'
Danny Davis and Richard Boykin join a chorus of voices demanding justice over the "CIA or Gestapo tactics" discovered at Homan Square.
