Alabama
Alabama passes nation’s most extreme anti-immigrant measure
June 9, 2011Critics say the new law is worse than Arizona's SB 1070.
Read moreUnions help towns in tornado aftermath
May 26, 2011"I've been in the labor movement since 1998, and seeing more than 150 of my union brothers and sisters come together to help one another and their communities is the proudest moment of my life."
Read moreObama visits storm torn Alabama, orders federal help
April 29, 2011President Obama on April 29 rushed to towns in Alabama slammed hardest by tornadoes.
Read moreComing to terms with the Confederacy
January 18, 2011Some groups want to remember the Confederacy "the right way." Whatever can they mean?
Read more“Secession balls” in 2010?
December 3, 2010There were two stories about the beginnings of the Civil War this week: Georgia acknowledges slavery, while neo-Confederates ignore it.
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