North Carolina crowd roars at governor: "Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!!"
Nearly 5,000 protesters at a "Moral Monday" rally roared disapproval of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's decision to terminate federal jobless benefits.
Hyatt workers win big concessions, global boycott to end
Unite Here, representing hospitality workers, has reached a deal with Hyatt Hotels, ending a four-year bitter battle involving protests, strikes, civil disobedience and a global boycott against the chain.
Immigration bill, despite flaws, needs united push for House passage
It would still represent a major victory for immigrants, labor and the working class. It would grant legal status to most undocumented, including some who have already been ordered to depart.
Texas "women power" blocks anti-abortion bill
AUSTIN, Texas - A severe anti-abortion bill went down to defeat June 25 thanks in part to a 10-hour filibuster by state Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth.
U.S. Supreme Court won’t rehear California’s Prop. 8
"Millions of Californians will be able to marry the person they love - with all the rights and responsibilities that go along with it."
GOP makes repressive amendment to immigration bill
The amendment would prevent any of the immigrants legalized under S 744 from achieving permanent legal status until certain requirements are met.
Supreme Court rules same sex marriage ban unconstitutional
In a historic ruling for gay rights, the Supreme Court today struck down DOMA, a 1996 law blocking federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court today gutted the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 decision. Before the ink even dried on today's landmark ruling its implications quickly became stunningly clear.
Huge crowd pledges to fight for MLK's 'Dream'
Fifty years after Dr. King first gave his "I Have a Dream Speech" to 100,000 in this city, a diverse sea of people again flooded a two-mile stretch of Woodward Ave, Detroit's main thoroughfare.
Immigration: The multiple dangers of the “SAFE” Act
The SAFE Act has harsh features including criminalizing, at the misdemeanor level, the mere act of being in the country without authorization.
