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Unions fought to win all sorts of benefits for Americans, ranging from widespread employer-sponsored health care to reduced workdays. But this Labor Day, many of these hard-fought benefits are under attack.

This summer's heated battles over the implementation of "Obamacare" are a microcosm of a much larger ideological clash over the role of the government in society.

Low-wage, temporary work is becoming a new normal in post-recession America, and today's temp workers are no longer in it temporarily.

Organizer Illai Kenney talks about the challenges that younger activists face in being heard in the modern civil rights movement, and the burdens and benefits of being young and black in America.

With the recent, deadly Syrian gas attack – crossing the now notorious “red line” of which President Obama warned – the war drums are beating once again.

Aware that a changing climate is bad for U.S. security interests, the Department of Defense is seeking to green the military. But some in Congress aren't on board.

Miriam Yeung reflects on the involvement of women in the fight to push for fair policies for all immigrants.

On the anniversary of the March on Washington, the president noted how far we have come. But we still have a ways to go, and Obama should take action when he can, where he can.

How the insidiously powerful restaurant lobby has fought mandatory sick leave policies and managed to keep the minimum wage for restaurant workers the same for over 20 years.

What Michael Winston knows about corporate crimes will horrify you. That's why financial giants want to destroy him.