House GOP rams through latest devastating Ryan budget
The House's ruling Republicans jammed through a GOP-written budget blueprint for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, by a 219-205 vote on Apr. 10.
Today in eco-history: The worst storm of the Dust Bowl
On April 14, 1935, The "Black Sunday Storm," one of the worst dust storms in U.S. history, caused immense economic and agricultural damage
Revive long-term unemployment benefits now
The Senate passed a bill reviving the program for long-term jobless workers. House leaders have said they won't take up the Senate bill, and Congress is due to leave town for a two-week recess.
"Funeral" mourns loss of renters' rights in Wisconsin
At the stroke of midnight on March 1, laws went into effect that will strike down many county and municipal ordinances that have strengthened legal protections for those who rent.
Union leaders hail Obama order raising minimum wage for contract workers
They urged other politicians, notably lawmakers in Congress, to follow his lead and raise the national minimum wage.
Medicaid fight in Virginia takes off
The new Democratic governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, is pushing hard for Virginia to sign onto the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) Medicaid Expansion Program.
Hartford rising for Community Bill of Rights
The multi-racial rally, called in the spirit of Dr. King's 1964 poor people's campaign, was held in Hartford's North End, one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the nation.
De Blasio takes over in New York
NEW YORK -The frigid weather couldn't keep hundreds of supporters and elected officials from attending the inauguration of New York City's 109th mayor, Bill de Blasio, Jan 1.
Growing economic divide fuels ire toward Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO - Protesters in San Francisco and West Oakland neighborhoods spotlighted the growing poverty and evictions in the area by targeting the private bus services provided by Silicon Valley tech companies to transport their employees to and from work.
1.3 million jobless could go over the cliff Dec. 28
"I was once the main breadwinner but now we are not really able to make ends meet."
