U.S.
Senate blocks GOP attack on clean air regulations
June 21, 2012The Democrat-dominated Senate defeated a move to crush EPA regulations on mercury and toxic chemical emissions from coal power plants.
Read moreFlorida asks: Democracy or voter purges?
June 21, 2012Will right-wing elected officials in the state act to stop Gov. Rick Scott and Republican Party allies from continuing an illegal voter purge?
Read moreOakland City Council OK’s plans for Army base
June 21, 2012The agreement with developers includes precedent-setting community benefits provisions to hire local workers and involve the community in ensuring compliance.
Read morePlanned new $1B U.S.-Canada bridge to create thousands of jobs
June 21, 2012A new billion-dollar bridge between Detroit and Windsor., the busiest border crossing from Canada to the U.S., will create 10,000 new jobs on the U.S. side, and it'll be built with U.S. and Canadian steel.
Read moreLabor and people’s history: Goodman, Chaney, Schwerner murdered in Mississippi
June 21, 2012On June 21st, 1964 in Mississippi civil rights activists Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner went missing.
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