Sep 03 Watch Union Leaders Discuss State of U.S. Labor as Attacks Rise, Membership Goes Down Union Leaders Discuss State of U.S. Labor as Attacks Rise, Membership Goes Down… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch As Convention Ramps Up, Democrats Pay Special Attention to Unions on Labor Day As Convention Ramps Up, Democrats Pay Special Attention to Unions on Labor Day… Continue watching
Sep 03 In Charlotte, a Celebration of Labor By News Desk Hundreds of local and regional labor organization members and supporters marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade on Monday, one day before the start of the Democratic National Convention. Also on Monday, Charlotte hosted CarolinaFest. The event, held on Tryon… Continue reading
Sep 03 Final Preparations for the Democratic National Convention By Tom LeGro Monday in Charlotte, N.C., saw the Labor Day Parade, CarolinaFest, heavy rain and final preparations for the Democratic National Convention, which begins Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 03 Spotlight on North Carolina as Democrats Arrive in Battleground State By Christina Bellantoni A volunteer sorts T-shirts Sunday before the start of the Alabama Gospel Brunch held at Grace on Brevard in Charlotte, N.C. Photo by Jared Soares for PBS NewsHour. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | Four years ago President Obama turned this state into… Continue reading
Sep 03 Places Everybody! We’re About to Begin By Ray Suarez Four years ago on his way to the White House, candidate Barack Obama carried three southern states: Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. Maybe America's political map is changing, the experts speculated. Maybe Democrats do have a shot in the South… Continue reading
Sep 03 Protesters Take to the Streets in Charlotte for DNC By Tom LeGro Protestors provoked by a raft of issues marched through Charlotte, N.C., under the watchful eye of hundreds of police officers. The marchers chanted, sang and carried signs deploring the bailout of failing banks, immigration policies of the United States, bankers'… Continue reading
Sep 02 DNC Delegates, Demonstrators, Media Arrive in Charlotte By Tom Kennedy Democratic National Convention delegates, protestors, and media arrived in Charlotte, N.C. over the weekend and got right to work. More than 35,000 media, delegates, and special guests are expected to attend according to the Charlotte in 2012 host committee. Continue reading
Sep 02 Charlotte Facilities Await Democratic National Convention By Tom Kennedy As delegates and media arrive in Charlotte for the start of the Democratic National Convention, physical spaces sit awaiting final frantic hours of preparation. Teams of media and construction workers put finishing touches on logistical preparations to provide extensive coverage… Continue reading
Aug 31 A Musical Review of the 2012 Republican Convention By Ellen Rolfes Tampa, Fla. -- 3 Doors Down premiered their new single "One Light" on Aug. 30, 2012 at the Republican National Convention. Early on in the 2012 RNC Convention Gwen Ifill commented that Republicans traditionally have selected country and classical music… Continue reading