Economy

September 29, 2008 - After years of decline, the number of U.S. coal miners suffering from dreaded black lung disease appears to be rising again -- and the increase seems to be especially dramatic in southern Appalachia, the Times West Virginian reports:

September 29, 2008 - North Carolina -- the second-biggest banking center in the country -- continues to be hammered by the global financial crisis.

September 26, 2008 - In the last few weeks, we've heard a lot about the impact of the finance industry's meltdown on Wall Street. But what about Tryon Street?

September 26, 2008 - Confused about the financial meltdown and Wall Street bailout? We asked economist Dr. Robert Pollin for his take on the situation. Dr. Pollin is a widely-respected professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

September 25, 2008 - A nationwide mobilization will launch this weekend to address America's deepening environmental and economic crises. Green Jobs Now, a national day of action set for Saturday, Sept.

September 24, 2008 - There are many events that set us on the path to the current crisis on Wall Street, but one is a steady march of deregulation in the finance sector over the last generation.

September 24, 2008 - How much is $700 billion, the estimated cost of the Wall Street bailout?