National

The Stupak Amendment added to the House health care bill is the latest in a long history of the Democratic Party's betrayals of women's rights. November 20, 2009

The gay victim of a terrible crime in Puerto Rico will be honored at vigils held around the country. November 20, 2009

Civil liberties lawyer Lynne Stewart has been ordered to report to prison despite cancer surgery scheduled for December 7. November 20, 2009

A three-day strike and protest by students, staff and faculty began November 18 at campuses in the University of California system. November 18, 2009

Budget cuts and layoffs in Chicago's Cook County will reduce access to an already overburdened public health care system. November 17, 2009

The banksters arrogantly jumped to the front of the line for H1N1 vaccine--but the even bigger scandal is the profit-mad behavior of drug companies. November 16, 2009

After years of privatizing city services, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has stepped up his attempts to sell off key public assets. November 13, 2009

The House "reform" bill is a disaster for anyone who hoped a Democratic president and Congress would fix the screwed-up health care system. November 11, 2009

Beyond the discussion of whether LGBT activists organized effectively on Question 1, there's a problem when our basic civil rights are up for a vote. November 11, 2009

Michael Bloomberg can claim victory in New York's mayoral race, but his narrow re-election represents a repudiation of his agenda for the city. November 11, 2009

The Campaign to End the Death Penalty explains why it opposes Virginia's execution of John Allen Muhammad. November 11, 2009

Some 250 people gathered at Milwaukee's City Hall to challenge a proposal to put the city's public schools under mayoral control. November 10, 2009

The long war on unions is escalating in the public sector as the recession wipes out tax revenue and triggers deep budget cuts in states, large and small. November 6, 2009

In contrast to the surge of pro-LGBT activism and legislative progress, Maine voters overturned equal marriage rights by a narrow margin. November 5, 2009

If Tuesday's elections reveal nothing else, it's that the time for swooning over photo ops is past. We need action, not words. November 5, 2009

The leading corporate lobbyist against a "public option" in the U.S. helped waste billions on "market reforms" of Britain's National Health Service. November 4, 2009

The Obama administration's so-called "Race to the Top" funds for schools will further the agenda of school "reform" and privatization. November 2, 2009

Nearly 500 people rallied against the death penalty in Texas as the issue of wrongful convictions and state killing of innocent people has come center stage. November 2, 2009

The pharmaceutical industry is already highly profitable, but this year, it's licking its lips at the prospect of producing vaccines for the swine flu. October 29, 2009

More than 700 people gathered at the University of California Berkeley to discuss how to take the fight for public education in California to the next level. October 27, 2009

Getting sick was only the first part of a health care nightmare--and not the worst--for a young woman from El Salvador. October 27, 2009

Several hundred people will gather at the University of California at Berkeley this weekend to chart a course of action to defend public education. October 23, 2009

The killing of an unarmed 15-year-old by police has touched off a surge of anger and protest in Champaign, Ill. October 22, 2009

Champaign police claim it will take a month for an investigation into the "officer-involved shooting" of an unarmed 15-year-old. October 20, 2009

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is desperately trying to avoid further scrutiny of the execution of an innocent man who was put to death on Perry's watch. October 19, 2009