Economy
January 13, 2009 -
President-Elect Barack Obama, Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi received letters Friday urging the signing of an Executive Order authorizing the Gulf Coast Civic Works Program and the inclusion of $6.7 billion for Gulf Coast Civic Works projects to rebuild communities, restore the
January 13, 2009 -
The sight of more than a billion gallons of
December 18, 2008 -
The disturbing stories became shockingly commonplace in the wake of Hurricane Katrina: Some of our society's poorest people performing cleanup work in dangerous conditions, without adequate protective equipment.
December 17, 2008 -
The U.S. Senate showdown over the Employee Free Choice Act just got a little tougher: Arkansas Dem. Blanche Lincoln has gone on record saying that the EFCA "isn't necessary, bringing the number of "yay" Senators down to 57, three short of the 60 needed to prevent a filibuster.
December 15, 2008 -
You could call it "Auto bailouts for me, but not for thee."