September 22, 2009 -
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina holds a near-monopoly over the state's health insurance market, controlling 72.5% of all individual and employer-provided health insurance.
September 22, 2009 -
Local lawmakers across the South are stepping up to weigh in on the health care debate.
September 22, 2009 -
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America MediaThe figure on real poverty in America is far worse than the Census Bureau recently reported.
September 21, 2009 -
Last week's decision by Congress to to bar federal funding to ACORN was notable not only for the lopsided vote margins (83-7 in the Senate, 345-75 in the House) but also be
September 21, 2009 -
Lawmakers tell Defense Secretary Gates they 'are appalled by thePentagon's failure to pursue answers' in death of Adam Hermanson. By Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports
September 18, 2009 -
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to cut off federal funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now or ACORN, a national grassroots group that advocates for poor and modest-income families. The House vote of 345 to 75 came three days after the Senate cut off Housing and Urban Development funding to the group.