activism
Trumka, panel debate working-class anger and elections
September 28, 2010"There is a class war going on in this country," AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said during a September 24 panel discussion at the Cooper Union, "and my class is losing. We've got to turn that around."
Read moreHope is stronger than hate
September 28, 2010In their effort to win the Congress this year and the White House in 2012, the Republican Party and their tea party attack dogs are unashamedly promoting fear, racism, bigotry and red-baiting.
Read moreJobs and sustainable future threatened by California’s Prop. 23
September 21, 2010Whichever way California's Proposition 23 goes in the November elections so could go green jobs, government and private investment in clean technology, and a sustainable economy.
Read moreWomen soccer players score union recognition
September 10, 2010U.S. professional women soccer players scored a goal this week after the Women's Professional Soccer Players Union won recognition through a majority sign-up, certified by an arbitrator with the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league.
Read moreBlood Dolphins shines light on dolphin’s plight
September 10, 2010When animal rights activist Ric O'Barry made the academy award winning documentary "The Cove" he assumed the international spotlight would finally put an end to dolphin hunting. Not so.
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