obama administration

August 6, 2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act was a serious blow to racial justice, but Americans are rallying to protect civil rights from attack and keeping the spirit of the landmark law alive.

July 25, 2013 - A new report from environmental groups documents widespread disregard for the Clean Water Act by electric utilities -- and an effort by the White House Office of Management and Budget to dilute proposed EPA rules trying to curb the industry's water pollution problem.

July 10, 2013 - The Trans-Pacific Partnership -- a trade agreement written with help from the likes of Walmart and Halliburton -- would enhance corporations' power to sue governments over laws they don't like, increase pressure for fracking, and make job-killers like NAFTA look puny. Congress will soon debate whether to fast-track it.

June 27, 2013 - Though no Southern states currently recognize same-sex marriage, organizing is underway to change that as public opinion shifts.

June 26, 2013 - Bypassing a Congress that's failed to take action to address a worsening problem, President Obama unveiled a plan to curb climate-disrupting pollution from coal-fired power plants -- with big implications for the coal-dependent South.

June 17, 2013 - Former employees of Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America gave sworn statements that the bank lied to homeowners, denied loan modifications for bogus reasons and rewarded employees for sending homeowners to foreclosure.

June 10, 2013 - Booz Allen Hamilton employed Edward Snowden, who blew the whistle on the National Security Agency's massive domestic spying program. The Virginia-based company has long had close ties to government intelligence.