Analysis
Some wins, some losses for workers in state battles
May 15, 2015Elections have consequences; Indiana's GOP governor killed prevailing wages and wage theft protection and undermined union organizing rights.
Read moreDemocratic flip-floppers let Senate start debating fast-track
May 15, 2015Following arm-twisting from Obama, 10 Senate Democrats who had voted against debate on fast-track changed their positions.
Read moreTrumka: CEOs are the new royalty in America
May 14, 2015CEOs of the largest corporations received a 16 percent pay raise in 2014, while the pay gap between CEOs and the typical worker widened to 373-to-1.
Read moreYemen war redraws Middle East fault lines
May 13, 2015Yemen, the small country tucked into the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula, is shattering old alliances and spurring new ones.
Read moreDiscrimination against black students rampant in Louisiana school district
May 11, 2015One black eighth-grader spent six days in juvenile detention after being arrested for throwing Skittles candy at another student.
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