The goal: 'Defund and defang' unions to kill progressive political efforts nationwide.

Ideologues in state capitols are wasting little time when it comes to enacting an extreme agenda, but local activists are pushing back.

“This legislation not only demonizes working people — union and non-union alike — it will hit everyone in the pocketbook with lower wages and an economy that’s thrown out of balance.”

Gov. Walker, who is busily preparing a 2016 Republican presidential run that highlights his anti-labor stance, is now all in on “Right to Work.”

Conservatives would have you believe that these cases are about freedom; in reality, they take power from some of America's most vulnerable workers.

New reports on the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, reveal more about the funding of meetings between state legislators and corporate lobbyists.

From "Romnesia" to "Right to Work," linguist Geoffrey Nunberg decodes political buzzwords of 2012, including his pick for Word of the Year.