Los Angeles Unified To Observe Cesar Chavez Day. Board Honors Birthday of the Late UFW Leader, Exchanging It For Another Holiday In The School Year.

General Motors Chief Rick Wagoner to Resign at White House's Behest.

Lights Out in 84 Countries For Earth Hour 2009.

President Barack Obama Tries to Unite Democrats On Budget Plan.

Professor Stiglitz: Banks Have Polluted the Economy; It's a Matter of Equity and Efficiency That They Clean It Up.

From Slavery to Freedom: John Hope Franklin, Who Died at 94, Was One of the Most Remarkable Americans of the 20th Century.

The News that even Alan Greenspan and Senator Chris Dodd are Supporting Bank Nationalization Shows How Desperate the Situation Has Become.