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September 1, 2006 - As we head into Labor Day, the holiday created by unions in 1882 (in the face of fierce business opposition), I just finished listening to a quick NPR news segment on the state of the economy, which had anything but workers in mind.

August 31, 2006 - The plot thickened today over the bi-partisan Senate legislation that would create a Google-like searchable databse of government contracts. Yesterday, Sen.

August 31, 2006 - Hot off the presses, The Nation has an excellent special issue about the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

August 31, 2006 - Clayton Homes, headquartered in East Tennessee, is the nation's largest mobile home manufacturer. Clayton is a successful local family owned and operated company - so successful they were recently purchased by Warren Buffet. Apparently they aren't too happy with FEMA:

August 30, 2006 - We reported on Monday about a secret Senator that was blocking bi-partisan legislation to shed more light on government contracts, like the $9 billion given in the wake of Hurricane Katrina with little oversight. Think Progress has found out who it is:

August 30, 2006 - Sometimes it's easy to forget the depth of incompetence and neglect people in the Gulf Coast suffered after Katrina -- and the lengths that federal officials went to spin and deny things were going wrong.

August 29, 2006 - I am just about to go on the Thom Hartmann show on Air America to talk about our report, "One Year after Katrina." Listen online or listen on your local station.