A sign a Tea Party group in Iowa commissioned that compared President Obama to both Hitler and Lenin has been covered up and will be removed. The billboard, seen above, was originally the brain child of members of the North Iowa Tea Party. But it seems this example of expression, which towered over the metropolis of Mason City, Iowa, was a bit too much even for fellow Tea Partiers, albeit only after the billboard drew criticism. more ›

The Democratic Socialists of America held their national convention in Evanston this weekend. Wearing buttons proclaiming "Obama's No Socialist, But I Am," the meeting brought resolutions and amendments for consideration and reveled in their vision of a "world without bosses." more ›

Man, it's been a rough summer for President Obama. As if the economy hasn't given him enough problems, the battle over health care reform has turned pretty damn nasty. And now a new poll by the Tribune and WGN shows that support for Obama in his co-home state is waning a bit. Of the 700 registered voters polled, 59 percent approved of the job he was doing, 33 percent disapprove, and eight percent had no opinion. Of course, the real split comes on how Obama's handled health care. more ›

Since the Chicago Haymarket riot of 1886, May 1 has long been an internationally recognized day to celebrate and demand workers rights, with May Day demonstrators marching from Paris to Iraq to the U.S. more ›