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Human rights activists say the highly anticipated legislation doesn't do enough to protect workers.

There is no valid reason to block President Obama’s nominees, all of whom would bring deep and varied backgrounds to the job.

The California State Assembly recently approved AB 10, a bill authored by Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), to boost the minimum wage starting next year in five steps to $10.00 an hour by 2018. The state senate will soon consider the bill.

Beyond just better wages, the workers at the forefront of the FFF campaign are demanding to be treated with greater respect and dignity.

In reality, this trade agreement is not about promoting prosperity for all, but powerful industry lobbies trying to dodge regulation

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In recent years Eastern Europe has witnessed a push, in many cases driven by socially dominant Churches, to reinforce or tighten abortion legislation and deter access to them.

Organizer: 'When you are hurting, you need to be around some people who still believe in the possibility of us being one people'.

Why is it so easy for both parties to play games with the lives of the one in seven Americans—including nearly one in three children—who are in need of food assistance? And what can be done to change this dynamic?