You probably haven’t heard of the TANF Emergency Fund, a program tucked into the massive $787 billion Feb. 2009 stimulus, but the administration considered it so successful that it requested its extension into next year, with an estimated cost of $2.5 billion.
While the Congressional Black Caucus (among others) pushed unsuccessfully for a major investment in job training to be included in the stimulus package, new data on the long-term prospects for a labor market recovery highlight the ongoing need for the president and Congress to put job More…
Winning his freedom was a big step for Mohammed Jawad, reportedly the youngest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay until he was released in August. But Jawad, who two U.S. judges have said was tortured in U.S. custody, is still suffering from the effects of his treatment during seven years More…
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