U.S.
City comptroller takes aim at developer abuse
February 19, 2010NEW YORK - Comptroller John Liu is setting up a task force to help protect communities from big developers and corruption.
Read more
‘Focus on jobs, jobs and more jobs’
February 19, 2010Congress and the president must take swift and bold steps to stop the jobs crisis in this country, a coalition of labor and civil rights organizations told reporters on a conference call Feb. 19th.
Read more
Recovery Act success stimulates the push for job creation
February 18, 2010Reports released this week show that Republican claims that the stimulus was a failure are dead wrong.
Read more
Death knell for don’t ask, don’t tell
February 18, 2010More and more Americans have come to believe that gay, lesbian and bisexual people should be able to serve openly in the military without punishment.
Read more
White House launches new agency to advance climate change action
February 18, 2010The Obama administration is establishing a new federal Climate Service to suppport national, state and local action on climate change, officials announced last week.
Read more