Elections and Voting
July 23, 2010 -
A former Democratic congressman from West Virginia joined the race for U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd's seat this week to promote the cause of ending mountaintop removal coal mining.
July 16, 2010 -
This week, President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers released [pdf] their latest quarterly report about jobs flowing from the spring 2009 stimulus bill.
July 13, 2010 -
The 2010 Census count is winding down, which means the Census Bureau is already crunching millions of pieces of data -- information it will hand off to lawmakers to decide where money is spent and how political lines are redrawn.
June 9, 2010 -
Labor unions are taking a beating f
June 7, 2010 -
In a year when political protest has been defined by the Tea Party and challenges from the political right, tomorrow's Democratic run-off between Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter has become 2010's marquee battle for progressives.