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California’s paid family-leave a success

January 27, 2011

California's landmark Paid Family Leave (PFL) program has produced substantial "economic, social, and health" gains for workers and their families.

Is Rahm Emanuel the right choice for Chicago?

January 26, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The Illinois Supreme Court will decide if Rahm Emanuel will stay on the mayoral ballot for Chicago's Feb. 22 election. But is he the right choice for Chicagoans?

Labor supports president’s vision but warns of challenges

January 26, 2011 By John Wojcik

The labor movement is reacting positively to the vision of the future put forward by President Obama in his State of the Union speech.

Push to regulate firearms gains steam

January 26, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The intern who rushed to aid Rep. Gabriel Giffords, D-Ariz., after during the Jan. 8 Arizona shootings, traveled to New York today to offer his assistance to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which has ramped up activities...

State election may determine future of Mexican left

January 26, 2011 By Emile Schepers

On July 3, voters in the central State of Mexico, in Mexico, will elect a new governor. More is at stake than one governorship out of 31 in this country of 108 million people. The future...