Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration case in 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it is going to hear three politically charged cases in its upcoming 2012 session.
Wisconsin under Walker loses 18,000 jobs a year
The policies of Republican Gov. Scott Walker are a dismal failure.
Marriage equality activists win victory for all families
At the Dec. 12 meeting of the Orlando City Commission, leaders voted unanimously to pass a Domestic Partner Registry.
Florida family fights to stay together
The couple met on a blind date and fell in love. No family, especially one with two young children, should have to face so much adversity in order to stay united, they say.
Occupiers message to Congress: All we want for Christmas is good jobs
Protesters from Ohio sat down in the corridor outside House Speaker John Boehner's office, "bearding the corporate Grinch in his den."
Black, Latino and labor leaders in Phoenix: "We are One"
More than 1,000 labor, civil and immigrant rights activists met in Phoenix, Ariz., last week during the "We Are One" summit hosted by the NACCP.
Barney Frank retires, leaving a strong progressive legacy
Liberals, labor and progressives mourned while Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief when Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his retirement Nov. 28 after 30 years in office.
Kentucky church attacked interracial couples
A Kentucky Church voted to ban interracial couples from joining its congreration. Fortunately the ban has since been overturned.
Republicans tell injured workers "you're on your own"
Proposed changes in HB 5002 will drastically change Michigan's workers' compensation law.
Air Force welcomes Wiccans and pagans
In Colorado Springs, Colo., the U.S. Air Force Academy has dedicated an $80,000 outdoor worship center to followers of alternative religions.
