Monthly Archive: June 2010

June 30, 2010

Third day of Kagan confirmation hearings Unemployment benefits and financial reforms bills stalled ahead of recess Carbon trading program in the Southwest raises questions about renewal energy financing Aquino sworn in as new president...

June 29, 2010

Second day of Kagan confirmation hearings Guilty verdict in Chicago police brutality case Final public hearing on tar sands pipeline proposal Residents of Shell Beach, Louisiana brace for oil landfall National Cathedral funeral for...

June 28, 2010

Robert Byrd, the Senate’s longest-serving member, dies at 92 Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin for Elena Kagan Supreme Court effectively overturns Chicago’s handgun ban G8 and G20 meetings wrap up in Canada Street Beat:...

June 25, 2010

Unemployment insurance extenders stalled again in the Senate Landmark financial reform nears passage Dairy industry anti-trust hearing in Madison Excluded workers strategize at the US Social Forum Post-doctoral researchers in University of California labor...

June 24, 2010

SCOTUS rules on campaign disclosure The Gulf oil disaster and the US Social Forum Court sides with Boys Scouts in discrimination case Mexican activist comes out of hiding to seek asylum in Venezuela Proposed...

June 23, 2010

General McChrystal resigns as head of US military operations in Afghanistan Landmark evidentiary hearing for Troy Davis Oil worker safety questioned on Capitol Hill White House will appeal judicial blocking of offshore drilling moratorium...

June 22, 2010

Senate report shows reconstruction in Haiti is slowing Obama administration lays out strategy to eliminate homelessness Lawmakers wrangle over financial reform legislation Supreme Court rules on genetically modified crop case US Social Forum opens...

June 21, 2010

Supreme Court rules on Holder vs. Humanitarian Law Project Kimberley Process meeting to weigh allegations against Zimbabwe Former Defense Minister wins Colombian election Picket action targets Israeli cargo ship in Port of Oakland Sand...

June 18, 2010

Democrats take on court decision on campaign spending Feds refuse entry to US citizens Poor People’s Campaign fights racism and manufacturers in Benton Harbor, Michigan Drop out rates stay high in America’s urban high...

June 17, 2010

BP’s CEO questioned before Congressional panel for company’s role in oil disaster Whistleblower says another BP oil rig poses greater risk to Gulf Coast region Senate takes up US-Russia nuclear arms treaty Final arguments...