Atlanta Activists on Probation for Anti-Nuclear Protest in Virginia
NORTH ANNA, VIRGINIA - Two Atlanta anti-nuclear activists were among six people arrested at a sit-in at the Visitor's Center of the North Anna nuclear power plant in Louisa, Virginia, on August 08, 2008.
Proposition 8 Broke Our Hearts, but It did not End Our Fight
Like many in our movement, I found myself in Southern California last weekend. There, I had the opportunity to speak with a man who said that Proposition 8 completely changed the way he saw his own neighborhood.
Media Tell Obama – Don't Be a Lefty Like Clinton
Immediately after Barack Obama was pronounced the victor in the 2008 presidential election, corporate media began to tell him how he ought to govern – in most cases, urging him to hew toward the center.
What's First on the Obama Agenda?
Wondering what may be first on the new Obama administration's agenda? At a Nov. 7th press conference, his first as president-elect, Barack Obama announced that fixing the economy is 'job one.'
Jobs Report Signals Need for New Stimulus Package
More than 1.1 million jobs have been lost since the beginning of 2008, according to the latest data from the Department of Labor released Nov. 7th.
Anti-LGBT Ballot Measures Cause Mixed Emotions
While working families and the people as a whole scored a major victory by electing Barack Obama and claiming larger majorities in Congress on Nov. 4th, several states set back the rights and equality of LGBT people.
Steelworkers Leader Urges Pro-working Families Agenda Under Obama
In a letter circulated this week to the staff and leadership of the United Steelworkers union (USW), USW President Leo Gerard expressed jubilation at the election of Barack Obama.
They Call Him Mr. Brown: Edge of Sports Interview with the Inimitable Jim Brown
If there were a Mount Rushmore for political athletes, who would be carved into the great monument? For my money, it would include Muhammad Ali.
Victory for a Hopeful Future
Many people shed tears across the country after President-elect Barack Obama claimed victory Nov. 4th. For many of an older generation – white and Black – the victory was linked to the struggles and sacrifices of the civil rights movement.
Labor Solidifies Victory for Obama
In his victory speech on Nov. 4th, President-elect Barack Obama dedicated his victory to the American people. 'I will never forget,' he said, 'who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you.'
