Indiana House passes right to work for less bill
In an assault on workers and their unions in the heart of the once heavily industrialized and unionized Midwest, Indiana's Republican-controlled House passed a right to work for less bill yesterday.
Journalist files suit against Obama on NDAA
Chris Hedges is suing President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta because the provisions are "clearly unconstitutional" and "a huge and egregious assault on democracy."
Will Twinkies, Kodak wreck the American dream?
It seems another American icon is being chiseled away.
Nation's largest annual LGBT rights gathering to meet in Baltimore
LGBT activists and allies will come together and develop strategies for this crucial election year, and determine how to build support and political power.
AFL-CIO launches TV ad campaign
The AFL-CIO has launched an advertising campaign telling the country that union workers are just like everyone else - and that they deserve their rights.
"Right-to-work (for less)" bill threatens democracy in Indiana
Labor rights and democracy are in grave danger in the Hoosier state.
People of Wisconsin make history on recall
MADISON, Wis. - Participants in the drive by United Wisconsin to collect more than a million signatures to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker celebrated long and hard here last night.
Freedom is a constant struggle: Birmingham's MLK march (with video)
Birmingham honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (video)
Wikipedia goes dark in protest over internet piracy bill
Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia which has become an invaluable resource to millions of people worldwide, went offline this morning in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
Over 1 million sign to force recall of Wisconsin governor
The people of Wisconsin today submitted over a million signatures on petitions to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker, 460,000 more than needed to trigger a recall election.
