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In today's On the News segment: Obama won a second term by a landslide in the election; Democrats scored big in the Senate; marriage equality is legalized in Maine, …

The plight of Sensata workers affects the whole community of Freeport, Illinois, where unemployment is around 12 percent.

Newark teachers have been working under an expired contract for more than two years.

At a time when the country is still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the storm has reaffirmed progressive principles that have been under attack in recent years.

Green Party VP candidate Cheri Honkala visited Detroit this past Sunday, giving a multi-platform speech that called for movement building, whatever the outcome on Nov. 6.

Thanks to the Electoral College protecting slave holders, they were able to keep their influence in government for much longer than they likely would have without this system.

We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.

Plain and simple, the mechanisms by which we the people can control our democracy are being destroyed one-by-one.

Activists and an environmental group are waging separate but parallel battles to protect 200 acres of forest with some of the last old-growth features in the surrounding area.

Turnout among Hispanics could be higher than the records set in 2008.