January 12, 2010 -
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit last week that Mississippi social-justice groups brought against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for allowing the diversion of $570 million in Hurricane Katrina housing funds to expand the state port at Gulfport, Miss.
January 12, 2010 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest The news that Byron Dorgan and Christopher Dodd will not run forreelection has Democrats fretting that they will lose their 60-votesupermajority in the Senate and will no longer be able to get anythingaccomplished. But what have we got to show, with regard to checking corporateabuses, for the past 12 months of Democratic control over thelegislative branch as well as the White House? Last year this time,
January 8, 2010 -
A celebration is planned for Saturday, Jan. 9 in Greensboro, N.C. to honor the life of Crystal Lee Sutton, the union activist who was the inspiration for the film "Norma Rae."
January 8, 2010 -
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a stricter new standard yesterday for smog-causing pollution in an effort to better protect people from health problems including asthma and heart disease.
January 8, 2010 -
This March, census forms will be delivered to every residence in the Unite
