St. Louis adds its voice to national protest against police brutality
With their chants bellowing across the streets, passersby were reminded that in 75 days the family of Michael Brown has not received any answers from law enforcement officials.
Mother arrested while standing and waiting for family
Absurd and humiliating acts of police overreach have become familiar; there are incidents of false arrests, harassment, and use of force against innocent victims by the police daily.
Turnout is the wildcard in Texas election
What could make all polls obsolete is voter turnout: labor and the progressive forces are knocking themselves out to increase it!
Walmart worker explains why she shut down Park Ave.
"One week, after I paid rent, I only had $6 leftover for groceries and bills; that is no way to live."
Peaceful Ferguson protests could spark new civil rights movement
What is now known as Ferguson October could go down in the history books as the spark that ignited the new civil rights movement.
Progressive mayors lead campaign to hike minimum wage
They also committed their cities to raise minimum wages, but said a national effort is needed.
GOP to America: “Be very, very afraid this Halloween!”
Republicans have adopted a Halloween-themed campaign strategy that they hope will incite voters to run screaming from Democrats.
Nurses: Ebola threat requires emergency presidential action
With concern escalating bout the threat of a wider Ebola outbreak, National Nurses United today called on Obama to "invoke his executive authority."
Nurses say U.S. hospitals not ready to tackle Ebola
As the Ebola crisis appears to grow more serious, some 4,000 nurses got on a national conference call sponsored by the NNU to discuss the response at their hospitals.
In wake of Ferguson, Baltimore examines police practices
Baltimore is among the many cities in the country examining its police performance in the wake of the Aug. 9 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
