Economy
February 5, 2009 -
The version of the economic stimulus plan proposed by President Obama could cut U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by at least 61 million metric tons annually -- an impact equivalent to taking 13 million cars off the road.
February 4, 2009 -
North Carolina-based Bank of America was blasted this week for spending millions on a lavish Super Bowl party after receiving tens of billions of dollars in federal bailout funds.
February 3, 2009 -
Leading the charge against the Senate economic stimulus package this week are Alabama Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions -- both Republicans -- who insist the bill is both too costly
January 28, 2009 -
As the battle grows over the Employee Free Choice Act -- one of the biggest pieces of labor legislation in decades -- corporate lobbyists are taking a new tack, saying their campaign against the bill is really a stand for voting rights.
January 21, 2009 -
Even as the nation celebrates the first African-American man to become president, around the country the economic recession continues to hit black men the hardest.
January 16, 2009 -
Thursday would have been the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 80th birthday, coming only a few days before the election of the nation's first black president. Indeed, the events of this past year are a testament to how far we've come in terms of racial relations in the United States.