Jan 11 Poverty grows on Maple Street In 1964, as President Lyndon Johnson launched a broad platform to abolish American poverty, images of American poverty focused on the inner-city and rural poor. Today, fifty years later, statistics reveal another rapidly-growing group living in poverty:… Continue reading
Jan 11 What we're watching Saturday W.Va. water contamination crisis enters third day 300,000 West Virginians entered their third day without tap water Saturday, following an accident Thursday where the chemical 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol leaked from a storage tank into West Virginia American Water's water… Continue reading
Jan 10 France cracks down on U.S. tech giants French Culture Minister Aurelie Fileppetti looks for books in a Paris bookshop. Photo by Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images The French government has kicked off 2014 with blows against U.S. Internet companies Amazon and Google. On Thursday the French Senate… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch Mayor of Charleston, W.Va., says water emergency is devastating his community Mayor of Charleston, W.Va., says water emergency is devastating his community… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Federal disaster declared in W.Va., where chemical spill caused water emergency Federal disaster declared in W.Va., where chemical spill caused water emergency… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch News Wrap: Up to 110 million customers affected in Target data breach News Wrap: Up to 110 million customers affected in Target data breach… Continue watching
Jan 10 Unemployment's Slow Drip: Top Economists on the 2013 Jobs Record By Simone Pathe The release of December's job report prompts us to look back at the year in unemployment. Earlier in 2013, a partial government shutdown delayed this fall's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. And for much of the year, each month's… Continue reading
Jan 10 Doctors say food stamp cuts will result in higher healthcare costs The government could be paying higher health bills over time if they cut food stamps, according to doctors lobbying the government, the Associated Press reports. The doctors say the results will not be apparent immediately, but with… Continue reading
Jan 10 IRS chief seeks to restore public trust, faces lack of funding IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said he will work to restore public trust and acquire more funding for the agency. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images In his first office visit since taking over the beleaguered agency, recently… Continue reading
Jan 10 Tyson Foods issues new guidelines for hog operations Tyson Foods sent animal welfare guidelines to its 3,000 independent suppliers, requiring better treatment of hogs owned by the company. Tyson Foods announced Thursday it will require its suppliers to ensure more humane treatment of hogs.The nation's second largest… Continue reading