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Immigration activists arrested at civil rights meet

April 11, 2014 By Evlynn Wier

The protest, organized by United We Dream, was to "protect Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of civil rights for all, including the immigrant community."

Revive long-term unemployment benefits now

April 8, 2014 By Mike Hall

The Senate passed a bill reviving the program for long-term jobless workers. House leaders have said they won't take up the Senate bill, and Congress is due to leave town for a two-week recess.

Ohio, the other border

April 8, 2014 By Maribel Hastings

Every Tuesday night in Painesville, Ohio, immigrants with a common denominator meet at a converted church: they are protagonists or collateral damage in the government's deportation machine.

Fast for families activists demand Cantor support immigration reform

April 4, 2014 By Evlynn Wier

On February 24, two buses, one with a northern route, the other covering the south departed from Los Angeles. to visit 70 cities, ending up in Washington on April 9.

Kentuckians blast McConnell for opposing minimum wage hike

April 4, 2014 By John Bachtell

"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has voted against every minimum wage increase since he's been in the U.S. Senate, but he's voted for his own raise and now he's worth $25 million."