On Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of nurses gathered outside the Allina Health headquarters near Allina Health’s Abbot Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis to protest proposed cuts to … Minnesota nurses demonstrate against health care cutsRead more
Children of striking workers joined their parents for 25 nationwide “Family Day” protests organized by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), one of the unions … Children of Striking Verizon Workers Join Picket LineRead more
In Chile, the Supreme Court has asked the United States to extradite three former agents who worked for the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Pinochet … Chilean Court Asks U.S. to Extradite Former Pinochet AgentsRead more
Voters in one Oregon county on Tuesday approved a ban on commercial bottled water production, stopping a years-long effort by Swiss transnational Nestle to sell … Oregon County Rejects Nestle Water-GrabRead more
Last September, President Barack Obama promised to resettle at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States within a year. Seven months have passed since … Senate Democrats to Obama: Pick Up the Pace on Syrian Refugee ResettlementRead more
Hey, remember what I said about the coming civil war in the Democratic Party, and how it wouldn’t necessarily be a whole lot more polite … If Hillary Loses, It Won’t Be His FaultRead more
Hand-wringing over party unity misses the point. No one cares about your precious parties. As Hillary Clinton joylessly stumbles her way to the Democratic nomination, … Why Bernie Sanders Is Our Best Chance to Beat Donald TrumpRead more
A Colorado judge has found Robert Lewis Dear mentally incompetent and unfit to stand trial over the November shooting spree at a Planned Parenthood clinic, … Robert Dear, Who Killed 3 at Planned Parenthood, Unfit to Stand TrialRead more
