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Coalition takes UPK fight to Albany

March 17, 2014 By Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

Elected officials of all races came from across the city to show their support for the mayor's proposal that UPK be enacted and paid for by taxing those who make $500,000 and up.

Texas MoveOn takes aim at ALEC

March 17, 2014

ALEC brings together right-wing politicians and big-money corporations to write and promote anti-worker legislation throughout the country.

Feinstein blows the whistle on CIA torture

March 13, 2014 By John Case

Feinstein believes the CIA destroyed or removed previously provided records of interrogations where numerous torture methods were used.

Deportees, families “come out of the shadows” with heart-rending stories

March 13, 2014 By Chelsea Wier

Since 2008, the Obama administration has deported almost 2 million people, more than during any other presidency.

$Is Los Angeles poised to ban fracking?$

Is Los Angeles poised to ban fracking?

March 7, 2014 By Blake Skylar

It would halt all forms of "extreme well stimulation," including fracking, and require an independent multi-agency study be conducted exploring the economic, environmental, and health impacts of such drilling operations.