April 17, 2006 -
Time magazine has released its take on who's good -- and not-so-good -- in the U.S. Senate. The list is non-ideological, focused only on what the lawmakers have supposedly accomplished once in office. Here's their list:
April 15, 2006 -
How safe is New Orleans? Environmentalists say it's a toxic nightmare; officials say there's no problem.
April 14, 2006 -
Wal-Mart has announced it's pulling back from the firearms business:
April 14, 2006 -
Building on the galloping momentum of immigrant rights protests around the country, advocates have called for May 1 -- celebrated world-wide as International Worker's Day -- for a general strike:
April 14, 2006 -
How popular is your governor? Survey USA released its periodic ranking of "net job approval" for all 50 governors on April 12. Here's how the Southerners stacked up:
April 14, 2006 -
That's how much the CEO of Exxon made in 2005. As Think Progress reports:
April 14, 2006 -
If you live in North Carolina and put off doing your taxes, here's a last-minute tip: check the box to have $3 of your taxes go to the Public Campaign Fund. It doesn't affect your tax bill, and it goes towards a great cause: getting private-interest money out of judicial elections in N.C., and replacing it with public financing.