February 12, 2009 -
By Julian BondThe following is excerpted from a speech to the AFL-CIO 25th Constitutional Convention in July, 2007.I know the mutual benefits that grew from the historic alliance between organized labor and the movement for civil rights--benefits we all must work to strengthen and extend today.
February 12, 2009 -
Clean energy advocates scored a victory yesterday when a provision to provide $50 billion worth of taxpayer loan guarantees for new nuclear and high-tech coal plants was stripped out of the final version of the economic stimulus bill negotiated by the House and Senate.
February 10, 2009 -
By a vote of 61-37, the U.S. Senate was able to push through an economic stimulus bill today thanks to a "centrist" compromise that includes more tax cuts and less direct investment in programs.
February 10, 2009 -
The federal trial for Jackson, Miss. Mayor Frank Melton began Monday. Melton is accused of violating federal civil rights laws during crime-fighting sweeps with the city's mobile police unit.