December 4, 2009 -
The public does not have access to information about more than 70 coal ash
December 4, 2009 -
About a quarter of U.S. households lack banking services, making them vulnerable to costly alternative financial services like payday loans. The problem is especially severe for minority households and for states in the South.
December 4, 2009 -
Additional number of American troops President Obama plans to deploy to Afghanistan: 30,000
December 3, 2009 -
President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel next week to Copenhagen, Denmark to participate in international talks on a new climate agreement, where he's expected to offer a
December 3, 2009 -
By Aaron Glantz, New America Media On the eve of President Barack Obama's White House Summit on Jobs,labor leaders yesterday issued a dire warning: Unless Congress andObama create a "bold jobs program," state and local governments couldshed almost a million jobs next year, further worsening our nationalunemployment rate. "The budget crisis that they face is dire," Thea Lee, chief of staff of
December 2, 2009 -
Health reform is getting all the attention, but remember the banking and economic crisis? Next week, the U.S. House is expected to vote on several proposed reforms. The Center for Media and Democracy's Bankster website is encouraging citizens to tell Congress about their desire for reform: While it may it be a wonderful life for the big banks on Wall Street,here on Main Street too many of us are struggling this holiday season.The financial sector has collapsed the economy - gifting us with
December 2, 2009 -
A new report from Environment America finds that the nation's power plants are dirty as well as old -- and that those two characteristics tend to go hand in hand.