Institute Index
October 1, 2010 -
Date that Republicans used Senate rules to block an extension of the TANF Emergency Fund that directly subsidized jobs for the unemployed in government, nonprofits and small businesses: 9/28/2010 Date that the program expired: 9/30/2010
September 24, 2010 -
Date on which a Supreme Court ruling for the first time allowed corporations, unions and other organizations to spend unlimited amounts
September 10, 2010 -
Date on which a federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit brought by five foreign plaintiffs transported by CIA contractors to U.S.-run prisons or foreign intelligence agencies overseas, where they were tortured: 9/8/2010 The vote in that case, in which the Justice Department invoked the "state secrets" privilege: 6 to 5
September 6, 2010 -
Date of the first Labor Day celebration in the United States: 9/5/1882
August 24, 2010 -
Amount Florida utilities want to bill their customers in advance for planned new nuclear reactors: $200 million
August 20, 2010 -
According to a recent study, percent of households living within 10 miles of the Gulf coastline that have seen income drop because of the BP oil disaster: 20.6
August 13, 2010 -
Number of Gulf Coast landfills that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved for taking waste from BP's oil spill: 9 Number of those that are located in communities where a majority of residents are people of color: 5