Congress
To ease or not to ease, that is Fed’s question
September 4, 2013The Jackson Hole conference attended by many of the world's top economists, central bankers and policy makers revealed divisions over current Fed stimulus policy.
Read moreSequester sends San Jose, Calif., rents through roof
September 3, 2013Some 17,000 tenants on the Federal Section 8 housing program in Santa Clara County recently received rent hikes of 10 percent or more. The area has very nearly the highest housing cost of any place in...
Read moreTell Congress today: Vote “no” on Syria war
September 3, 2013Will we send a powerful message to senators and representatives this week telling them to vote "no" on any U.S. attack against Syria? We must take up the challenge and act now.
Read moreD.C. fast food workers strike, wage complaints reach White House
July 19, 2013WASHINGTON - Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., has taken the plight of the nation's low-paid fast food workers - specifically those who toil in eateries in federal buildings - straight to the top of the nation's political...
Read moreNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defends indefensible
June 18, 2013The racist slur that adorns the Washington, D.C. football team continues to be an embarrassment for all sports fans, and resistance to the name is growing.
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