A new group of low-wage workers is demanding a raise from their employers' client: Us. The Washington, D.C., strike demands that President Obama sign legislation or an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay higher wages. Read More
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Fox News reporter named ‘co-conspirator’ in leak case
5:00 PM on 5/20/2013
The acquisition of a Fox News reporter's email records under the Espionage Act is an even bigger deal than the AP phone records seizure, said an ACLU spokesperson. Read More
Chicago teachers lead protest of proposed mass school closings
1:00 PM on 5/20/2013
The march comes after months of bitter conflict between the Chicago Teachers Union and the government of Mayor Rahmn Emanuel, President Obama's former chief of staff. Read More
House Committee OKs massive cuts to food stamps in farm bill
3:09 PM on 5/17/2013
The 2013 House farm bill would cut more than $20 billion from food stamps funding and cause up to two million people to lose eligibility. Read More
#click3: ‘Two Men Who Do-Si-Do’
9:02 PM on 5/16/2013
The All In with Chris Hayes team puts out a daily call to the Twitter and Facebook communities for the “awesomest things” they encountered on the Internet. Read More
Cause of Texas plant blast still uncertain, criminality is possibility
7:16 PM on 5/16/2013
Investigators concluded their scene excavation of the area damaged by last month's fertilizer plant explosion West, Texas. However, the broader investigation continues. Read More
N.Y. attorney general investigating fast food industry wage theft
1:40 PM on 5/16/2013
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is looking into a new report alleging that as many as 84% of New York fast food workers experience wage theft. Read More
Charges dropped against Florida teen over amateur science experiment
5:57 PM on 5/15/2013
The 16-year-old high school student who was arrested after causing a small explosion on school grounds will not be charged with a crime. Read More
Cash-strapped Michigan school district to reopen with state funds
3:39 PM on 5/15/2013
The state Department of Education will release state funds that will keep the deficit-stricken Buena Vista School District open through the end of the academic year. Read More
Striking Milwaukee workers demand $15 minimum wage
12:39 PM on 5/15/2013
The nationwide wave of fast food strikes appears to be gradually coalescing into a national push for a higher minimum wage. Read More
IRS used ‘inappropriate criteria’ and had ‘ineffective management’
6:11 PM on 5/14/2013
A criminal investigation is the next step, following a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration saying the IRS used "inappropriate criteria" for investigating applications for tax exemptions. Read More
Progressives to president: Say it ain’t so
6:04 PM on 5/14/2013
The Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records fits into a longstanding pattern of executive branch secrecy. And the administration that promised to be "most transparent" ever, led by a president who said he rejected the false choice between security and liberty, is hardly recognizable to a huge swath of his base. Read More
#click3: Ground Control to Major Tom
10:15 PM on 5/13/2013
The All In with Chris Hayes team puts out a daily call to the Twitter and Facebook communities for the “awesomest things” they encountered on the Internet. Read More
As some Michigan schools remain closed, many more face budget woes
2:55 PM on 5/13/2013
The school district of Pontiac, Mich. barely avoided failing to make payroll this week. Meanwhile, Buena Vista public schools remain closed, despite calls for the governor to provide emergency financial assistance. Read More
Police open criminal investigation into Texas fertilizer blast
3:46 PM on 5/10/2013
An EMS paramedic who responded to the blast has been arrested for possession of a pipe bomb, but authorities would not comment on whether that was connected to their investigation. Read More
Largest fast food strike yet as workers walk out in Michigan
12:12 PM on 5/10/2013
Detroit—a city under emergency management in a state that has recently adopted harsh right-to-work laws—on Friday joined the wave of cities across the nation to see fast food workers on strike for the right to form a union and receive a higher base pay. Read More
Wave of fast food strikes hits St. Louis
12:40 PM on 5/9/2013
The nationwide wave of fast food strikes is "potentially the largest organizing drive in decades." Read More
Michigan town shuts schools, lays off all teachers over budget crisis
4:31 PM on 5/8/2013
The district of 435 students in Saginaw, Mich., will "probably request an Emergency Manager," according to Superintendent Deborah Harvill. Read More
US work-related deaths top 150 a day, finds AFL-CIO report
12:05 PM on 5/8/2013
Roughly 150 people died due to work-related illness or injury in 2011, according to a new report the AFL-CIO released on Tuesday. Fatal workplace injuries claimed 13 lives per day, while work-related illness and disease killed an additional 137 people daily. Read More
‘Just let this kid get on with her life’: Science tutor for arrested Florida teen speaks out
3:52 PM on 5/7/2013
Last week, a 16-year-old girl was arrested for conducting an amateur science experiment. Now her former tutor insists "cooler heads will prevail." Read More
