Justice
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
November 11, 2009 -
A U.S. veteran living in Tennessee has won what's thought to be the first Veterans Administration claim for exposure inside the continental United States to Agent Orange, an herbicide that was used by the military to clear jungles during the Vietnam War.
November 4, 2009 -
Among the key elections around the South yesterday was a runoff race for a school board seat in Wake County, N.C., home to the state capital of Raleigh -- the outcome of which many fear could lead to racial re-segregation.