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Tucson honors MLK, shooting victims in Walk for Peace

January 17, 2011 By Alexander Monarrez Maldonado

TUCSON, Ariz. -- In honor of Martin Luther King Jr and his birthday holiday, hundreds of people "marched" two miles to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office in a Walk for Peace, Jan. 16, for all that perished,...

Shop Talk: Freelancers go union, paid family leave a success

January 17, 2011 By John Wojcik

Unemployed people lucky enough to find new jobs are making less than they did before and almost 40 percent took a 20 percent cut in pay.

Illinois: One pen away from abolishing the death penalty

January 14, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Lawmakers are poised to make Illinois the first state to end capital punishment since 2009.

Court stops anti-labor practice at world-renowned Mayo Clinic

January 14, 2011 By John Wojcik

The Supreme Court rejected a claim by the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. that its resident medical graduates were actually students, not employees that work more than 40 hours per week and are entitled to...

Homelessness, poverty up across the country

January 14, 2011 By Joe Sims

The Great Recession resulted in a significant increase in homelessness according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.