Missouri Jobs with Justice, working as part of the broader WE CAN coalition, won a tremendous victory when the deceptively named Missouri "Civil Rights" Initiative failed to turn in signatures which would have placed a constitutional ban on affirmative action on the November ballot.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will appear on Men's Fitness magazine's annual top 25 fittest guys in America list, which will appear on newsstands Monday May 19th.

One of the country's largest antiwar veterans organizations asked Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, this week to meet to discuss pursuing impeachment proceedings against George W. Bush.

New York, NY -- In an amazing turn of events, the House of Representatives May 15 voted AGAINST the supplemental funding for the war in Iraq.

Describing John McCain simply as a "Bush sequel" and Republican Party campaign tactics as "divisive" and "destructive," a May 12th statement issued by the International Executive Board of the United Steelworkers (USW) called for the unity of working people to defeat the Republicans in the November 4th elections.

In a decision that may advance the political movement for marriage equality, the California State Supreme Court voted May 15 to overturn a state ban on gay marriage. Labor and civil rights organizations immediately praised the court decision and the courage of the couples and families who brought the suit to the state's highest court.

The health situation in the Gaza Strip has been steadily deteriorating since Israel tightened its siege on the area in June 2007, following Hamas’ forceful takeover.

Venezuela’s record clearly shows that it is a country that neither tolerates nor supports terrorism. However, since 2006, the U.S. State Department has certified Venezuela as “not cooperating fully” with anti-terror efforts.

WASHINGTON, DC- In a huge step forward for fairness and equality, California's Supreme Court ruled today that the state could not deny LGBT couples the right to marry.

Ypsilanti, Mich. – Praising Sen. Hillary Clinton and calling for the unity of the Democratic Party and all voters to defeat John McCain, John Edwards announced his endorsement of Barack Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich. May 14.

TAMPA, Fla. — Arizona Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, unveiled his health care plan at the Moffitt Cancer Center here April 29, calling for private health savings accounts.

The U.S. is holding more Iraqis in prison than ever before – 24,700 – and is expanding its facilities to accommodate another 10,000, according to a new report.

International aid to the victims of the huge cyclone that hit Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta region more than a week ago is beginning to flow. Aid from China, India and Russia was immediately offered but this has been virtually ignored by the Australian media.

The U.S. Bush administration is taking steps toward perpetuating the stationing of U.S. forces in Iraq ostensibly to forge cooperation with Iraq at Iraq’s “request.”

Slamming John McCain for failing to vote for renewal of the Investment Tax Credit for alternative energy, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama at a campaign stop May 13 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri touted a plan to invest in cellulosic ethanol, wind energy, and solar power as alternatives to fossil fuels.

The establishment of the State of Israel 60 years ago and the Disaster ("Nakba"), which turned a fundamental part of the Palestinian People into refugees – those are the two inseparable sides of the history that could have been different.

The concerted efforts by US president George Bush and the European Union to blame the so-called increases in consumption of food articles in India and China as the main cause for the current global food crisis cannot be brushed aside as senseless ranting.

On May 13, four of the nation's most prominent social justice organizations announced a new multi-year campaign to cut poverty in America in half in 10 years. The campaign, Half in Ten, will be chaired by former presidential nominee Sen. John Edwards, D. N.C.

Getting a little sunshine is important for helping our bodies generate Vitamin D, an important supplement for strong bones, and f or regulating our levels of serotonin and tryptamine, neurotransmitters that keep our moods and sleep/wake cycles in order.

The State Department has renewed Blackwater's contract to "protect" its diplomats in Baghdad. Why is this significant? It means that all of the U.S. and international press exposés have had no meaning whatsoever.