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Weakling at home, imperial president abroad.

This holiday season, we celebrate the most inspiring activists, organizations and politicians who are fighting for the 99 percent.

Workers at a port in Washington State are reviving strike tactics that have become nearly extinct in American labor struggles—and they may just win.

The threat of Arizona-style laws has strengthened pro-immigrant coalitions in unlikely places.

The fix was in to let Wall Street off the hook once and for all... until last week when the attorney general of New York refused to go along.

In the wake of the shooting tragedy, the nation is seeing a true reflection of a state often misrepresented by its right-wing fringe.

In California and Arizona, the anti-immigrant radical right is using the Tea Party to recreate itself.

How we remember Katrina is how we'll prepare for future disasters. Getting the story straight matters for justice—and for survival.

Five Blackwater officials have been indicted on federal weapons violations. Given the company's track record, the charges are small change.

The Secretary of Labor has hired a crew of smart and savvy deputies to enforce the nation's labor laws.