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Civil rights groups, labor groups and members of the financial industry are all calling for more action from the government to fight unemployment.
Civil Rights, Labor Groups Press Obama for Job Creation -
Sen. Harry Reid and President Clinton appear to be onboard.
Rep. Meek Counts on 'Service Workers' and White House for Win -
After months of Republican blocking behind the scenes, Tom Perez has finally been confirmed as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Perez was considered an uber-qualified candidate by civil rights groups.
Tom Perez Finally Confirmed for Key Civil Rights Post at Justice Department -
I don’t agree with Rep. Grayson’s remarks any more than I agree with the actions of Rep. Joe Wilson, who could not restrain himself from yelling “You lie!” at the President of the United States of America. But they show that members of Congress are not the mature adults we all deserve working on our behalf in Washington, D.C.
Sophia Nelson: Rep. Alan Grayson is Wrong. We're All "Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthals." -
The Public option for health reform died in the Senate today, to no surprise--the very definition was still subject to a fierce, often comic, semantic battle. Sen. Rockefeller tried calling it a “consumer choice plan,” while Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow named it a “grand compromise.” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) flipped the phrase to explain it as “an option for the public.” They all failed.
Democratic Senators Kill Schumer-Rockefeller Amendment To Restore the "Public Option" for Health Reform -
The private conversation with Clinton began and ended on the future of energy--also the subject of President Barack Obama’s address to today’s United Nations summit on climate change. Clinton, hoping to lead the conversation on the global green future, stressed over and over that the politics of environmental action is not a matter of tree-hugging but of dollars and cents.
Bill Clinton Gives Private Interview on Climate Change at Clinton Global Initiative 2009 -
Tonight the President brought the "full Obama" to a joint session of Congress, and changed the game on health care reform.
Obama Schools Republican Members in Speech on Health Reform -
Obama's finally talking tough on health reform. But talkin' ain't shootin', and the rest of this debate is all about whether he's strong enough to be the reformer he sounds like.
Obama's Next Health Reform Fight is Over a Public Option 'Trigger' -
The White House has announced that president Barack Obama will address a special joint session of Congress next Wednesday evening on the issue of health insurance reform. By doing so, Obama is sticking to the line he whipped out after his first debates with Sen. John McCain in 2008: "Just gimme the ball."
Obama Tackles Health Reform Before Joint Session of Congress Next Week -
Science's best minds are still stumped by the many complexities of HIV. But here's one of the epidemic's no-brainers: Public health can't face it with the pennies we give it.
America's HIV Prevention Budget Proves We Don't Care Enough to Stop the Epidemic
