politics
Cuba-U.S. relations: the hard road toward normalization begins
July 21, 2015A large crowd gathered to watch the flag raising; they cheered as the Cuban flag flew over the embassy for the first time in 54 years.
Read more
Phoenix Rising: Netroots draws attention to Arizona immigration struggle
July 20, 2015Netroots Nation, the gathering of progressive activists and bloggers, is heading into its 10th year in Phoenix this week.
Read more
Today in history: reading the Riot Act for 300 years
July 20, 2015You may not have known that the Riot Act was passed by an act of the British Parliament on this date exactly 300 years ago, July 20, 1715.
Read more
Bernie Sanders draws 11,000 in red state Arizona
July 20, 2015Arizona, a traditionally deep red state, has not seen the last of Bernie Sanders.
Read more
GOP funding bill would force the NLRB to lay off one-third of its staff
July 17, 2015The Obama administration is blasting a GOP-authored money bill that would underfund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services Depts.
Read more