Elections
Labor launches campaign to raise wages across America
February 18, 2014We are declaring here and now that the labor movement is going to focus like a laser beam on raising wages for all American workers, union and non-union," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters today.
Read moreLeft surges in Salvador presidential elections
February 4, 2014Shocking pollsters and pundits, the left surged in the presidential elections in El Salvador, giving a substantial plurality to the candidate of the left-wing FMLN Salvador Sanchez Ceren.
Read moreCould medical marijuana turn Florida blue in 2014?
January 30, 2014This past Monday, the Florida Supreme Court approved a ballot measure to make medical marijuana legal in the state.
Read moreDark-money groups building campaign for “right to work” in Pa.
January 24, 2014KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The never-ending push for right to work (for less) legislation in Pennsylvania is on the move again, but this time there's more of a tangible campaign targeting the conservative base.
Read moreIn Okinawa, anti-base mayor’s re-election sends a message
January 24, 2014In Okinawa's Nago City mayoral election, which centered on the plan to construct a new U.S. military base in the city, anti-base incumbent Inamine Susumu won with a wide margin.
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