U.S.
Massachusetts passes most comprehensive state equal pay law
August 4, 2016The law bars employers from demanding past salary figures from job applicants; it also provides a more comprehensive definition of comparable work.
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Meeropol brothers launch petition to exonerate their mother, Ethel Rosenberg
August 3, 2016In the light of newly uncovered evidence, a campaign is now underway to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg.
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Courts block some voter suppression laws
August 2, 2016Right wing efforts to suppress the voting rights of minority groups have hit roadblocks in North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, North Dakota and Kansas, but the fight is far from over.
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Hillary Clinton at DNC: America at a time of reckoning
July 29, 2016Hillary Rodham Clinton walked onto the stage and into the history books at the Democratic National Convention here Thursday night.
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Progressive Dems hold climate panel, address barriers to change
July 28, 2016"It's more than boots on the ground, its more than Bernie or Hillary, but about the world we'll leave the next generation."
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