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Cuban diplomat: Normal relations involve more than just two embassies

November 8, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

The United Nations voted 187 to 3 to condemn the U.S. blockade of Cuba and demand that it be ended.

Virginia election results are a warning for Trump and the Republicans

November 7, 2019 By Emile Schepers

Ending "right to work," ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, blocking racist gerrymandering - it's all on the table after the GOP's big Virginia loss.

Dem senators fight to repay contract workers hurt by Trump shutdown

November 6, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Democratic senators, led by Ohio’s Sherrod Brown, Minnesota’s Tina Smith and lawmakers from the D.C. metro area, are renewing their push to provide back pay to low-wage workers.

Trump and GOP sustain major losses in elections this week

November 6, 2019 By John Wojcik

Voters in Kentucky and Virginia send the president a message: Your coat tails are very short.

20 years without a raise drives Univ. Of New Mexico faculty to unionize

November 6, 2019 By PAI

The votes continued a trend at public universities nationwide which have seen faculty turn to unionization to gain better working conditions, job security, and—for the adjuncts—decent pay.