U.S.

Indiana teachers join nationwide movement to save public education
March 11, 2019 By Jason Jones
Tax money meant for public schools has been diverted to a failing charter school system. Indiana teachers are saying enough is enough.
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House panel OKs minimum wage hike to $15
March 7, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
The 28-20 party-line vote marks a win for low-wage workers and their allies, including the “Fight for $15 and a union” movement.
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Opposition mounts to planned ICE prison in Illinois
March 6, 2019 By Zach Carlson
It should come to no one’s surprise that the private prison industry is looking to exploit the economic stagnation of a small town.
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West Virginia judge tosses state GOP’s right to work law – again
March 5, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Kanawha County (Charleston) Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Bailey has tossed out much of the state GOP-enacted “right to work” law – again.
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Have the rich always laughed stiff tax rates away?
March 1, 2019 By Sam Pizzigati
No wonder the U.S. finishes near the top of the world’s wealthier nations in the income inequality spread between the rich and the rest of us.
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