A newly-formed coalition of Cleveland-area organizations submitted a petition with 20,000 signatures to city hall Monday to put the Quicken Loans Arena deal on the ballot. The deal, which they are calling controversial, calls for the city to spend $88 million dollars to add a new glass atrium to Quick and Loans Arena. Members of the Greater Cleveland Coalition, […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A joint committee recommended against passing proposed legislation that would raise the minimum wage in Cleveland to $15 an hour before Wednesday’s City Council meeting. The legislation was born out of a petition campaign by Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union. According to the city, $15 an hour is 85 percent […]

  In recent weeks several adult entertainers have come forward to speak out about the spread of HIV in their industry.  Actress Cameron Bay was one of four porn stars to be diagnosed with the virus this year, and condemned the owners and producers in porn for not doing enough to protect the actors. However, […]

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain shot down the efforts of the Occupy Wall Street protesters Thursday, telling them to “go home and get a job and a life” while speaking to a crowd in Arkansas. The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza made the comments in response to more than a dozen Occupy protesters who were […]

Its statement is simple and stark. “We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world.” The undersigned so far include Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman, Lemony Snicket, Russell Banks, Jennifer Egan, Barbara Ehrenreich, Eve Ensler, Naomi Klein, Jonathan Lethem, Ann Patchett, David Rakoff, Donna […]

Gay  rights laws are eroding Christianity and stifling free speech, Church of England bishops warned yesterday.