Following pressure from activists groups and the Obama administration, the drugstore chain has said it will not move overseas.

How armies of lawyers are now fighting to preserve the Voting Rights Act, which turned 49 this week.

A subsidized jobs program that created 20,000 jobs in Philadelphia shows that such initiatives can be a win both for those looking for work and for employers.

Today’s economy doesn’t contain a lot of good news for working people, yet the last few days have seen some notable gains.

It's time for an anti-poverty contract that addresses minimum wages, paid sick leave, childcare, ending child hunger and ensuring that no one willing to work becomes destitute.

The group will spend $12 million during the midterms to support reform candidates.

Two House Democrats introduced a bill last week that would make labor organizing a basic freedom no different than freedom from racial discrimination.

As Detroit draws international criticism for shutting off water for low-income families, activists ask why people are being forced to pay while the Wall Street banks live large.

Twenty-seven states have passed strict abortion regulations and volunteer groups are stepping in to help close the gap between the legal right to an abortion and the ability to get one.

This July 4, cherish the words of the Declaration but also summon Thomas Paine's spirit to remind yourself that we can, if we really care, pick up the broken thread of democratic zeal. An essay by Bill Moyers and Bernie Weisberger.