January 21, 2011 -
By Matt Wasson, Appalachian Voices
January 21, 2011 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Much of the discussion of Hu Jintao's visit to the United States is focused on China's treatment of its dissidents and its workers, but another issue is becoming increasingly important: the treatment of U.S. workers by the Chinese companies that are rapidly expanding their presence in the United States. Hu's decision to include a stop in Chicago is not meant primarily as an homage to President Obama's hometown. He wants to spotlight a
January 21, 2011 -
Date on which the U.S. Supreme Court issued the landmark Citizens United decision by a 5-4 vote, ending the prohibition on corporate spending in elections and allowing certain anonymous contributions: 1/21/2010 Amount of spending by outside groups in the 2010 U.S. mid-term elections: $294.2 million
January 20, 2011 -
NOTE: Welcome to those of you who ran across this story through Atlantic Wire, National Journal and
January 20, 2011 -
Today marks nine months since the BP Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and sending millions of gallons of crude oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico.
January 19, 2011 -
If anyone needed evidence that the Great Recession is still reverberating through the economy, consider the situation state legislatures face as they come into session this month.
January 19, 2011 -
The new head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform recently invited companies and industry groups to submit a list of regulations they'd like to see scrapped. The responses have been coming in -- but the American public isn't allowed to see them yet.