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Russell Pearce defeated, wake up call for anti-immigrant lawmakers

November 9, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The powerful Republican state senator who authored Arizona's notorious anti-immigrant bill SB 1070, became the first sitting lawmaker in Arizona history to lose his seat in a recall election.

Big win for women in Mississippi, but downsides too

November 9, 2011 By Ryan C. Ebersole

The ambiguously worded and short-sighted proposal, if passed, could have had terrible consequences for Mississippi women and their families.

Cooper Union students fight to keep school tuition free

November 9, 2011 By Gabe Falsetta

The announcement by Cooper Union President Jamshed Bharucha that his institution may have to charge tuition has caught student, faculty and alumni off guard -but has solidly united them.

Ohio celebrates: Union-busting bill goes down by landslide

November 9, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Labor and community activists throughout Ohio jubilantly celebrated the massive defeat of Issue 2 and repeal of the draconian union-busting SB 5.

More elderly are poor; net worth for young people worsens

November 9, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The U.S. Census Bureau calculates that nearly twice as many older Americans qualify as poor than had been previously thought. At the same time, net worth disparity between younger and older is at an all-time high.