Justice
December 15, 2009 -
Representatives from 15 environmental advocacy groups have called on President Obama to end the Tennessee Valley Authority's immunity from federal prosecution for its Kingston coal ash disaster and other violations of federal law.
December 12, 2009 -
By Bill Quigley, Center for Constitutional Rights
December 9, 2009 -
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media The bad news is that the more than one out of three young blacks out ofwork matches the figure for joblessness at the peak of the 1930s GreatDepression. The worse news is that the jobless figure for young blacks,especially young black males, is not much different from what it waseven before the economic meltdown. During the Clinton era economicboom, the unemployment rate for young black males was double -- and in
December 4, 2009 -
About a quarter of U.S. households lack banking services, making them vulnerable to costly alternative financial services like payday loans. The problem is especially severe for minority households and for states in the South.
November 30, 2009 -
The New York Times ran an eye-opening story this weekend about the 36 million people in this country who depend on food stamps:
November 30, 2009 -
By Earl O