First it’s the welfare recipients, then the state workers, and now, in Colorado, maybe even state legislators.Â
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inEducation in America
Georgia’s War over Charter Schools Heads to the Ballot
Voters will now decide on an amendment to expand charter schools after the measure made it through the state House.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Texans Fight Back Against Cuts
Lawmakers want to cut Planned Parenthood funding, taking the Women’s Health Program down with it.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Are You Eating Fish Caught By Slaves?
How do we stop slavers from entrapping poor fisherman and forcing them to work?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Occupy’s Return From Hibernation
The movement will next take on foreclosures.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Where Was the Outrage Over Texas’s Sonogram Law?
The state just implemented it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Bare Minimum Wage
Big business lobbyists work to prevent any rise in workers’ paychecks.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The New Freedom Riders
A multiracial group of young people are fighting to end the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Republican Haves and Have Nots
The 2012 GOP race divides along class lines.
