politics
More than 100 women arrested protesting inaction on immigration
September 13, 2013WASHINGTON-More than 100 women were arrested this week after blockading the intersection outside the House of Representatives to protest the House's inaction on comprehensive immigration reform.
Read moreImmigration reform fight continues amid Syria debate
September 10, 2013The question now is whether the Syria situation and the threat of a new partisan war over the debt ceiling will derail immigration reform efforts.
Read moreLabor’s house opens door wide: Let’s work together
September 10, 2013Envisioning a common cause coalition powerful enough to defeat the stranglehold of "entrenched corporate interests," Richard Trumka announced an agenda that would include many democratic goals.
Read moreAs elections loom in Germany, few support Obama on Syria
September 9, 2013BERLIN - Although Germany has had a resurgence of neo-Nazi attacks on refugees, U.S.-Germany relations have garnered much media attention with a possible U.S. attack on Syria and the National Security Agency spying scandal.
Read moreProlific science fiction writer Frederik Pohl dead at 93
September 4, 2013Author Frederik Pohl, who over decades gained a reputation of being a literate and sophisticated writer of science fiction and a supporter of progressive causes, has died.
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