Economy
December 4, 2008 -
A history of worker abuse is repeating itself along the Gulf Coast. Hundreds of workers who were hired to clean up the damage caused by Hurricane Ike in Texas say they have been robbed of wages, injured on the job and stranded with no place to go.
December 4, 2008 -
Last month, mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced to great fanfare that they would hold off on foreclosures and evictions during the holiday season between Thanksgiving and January 9.
December 3, 2008 -
An association representing University of Texas faculty members is suing school officials on behalf of the 3,800 University of Texas Medical Branch employees laid off in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
December 3, 2008 -
What are the big corporations receiving taxpayer bailouts doing with their money?
November 25, 2008 -
In a parting shot, outgoing President Bush and lame-duck Congressional Republicans are pushing to have the $25 billion bailout of the U.S. auto industry tied to passage of the Colombian Free Trade Agreement.