The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced that it will not prosecute former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown. However, an internal probe by the federal agency also released Wednesday charged that the Ferguson Police Department (FPD) is itself guilty of racism as well as…
Increasing income inequality is hindering U.S. economic growth and weakening the country’s ability to recover from the Great Recession, according to a new analysis by the financial services agency Standard & Poor’s. The report released Tuesday incorporates data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and the International…
A new report from an environmental advocacy group claims that Indiana was among the leading states to adopt solar technology in 2013. Environment America’s report shows that Indiana consumers and utilities installed 54 megawatts (MW) of solar power go online in the past year, making it the 11th highest state in total solar energy output…
The US economy added 209,000 new jobs in July, according to a new report from the Labor Department. Despite the jobs growth, the unemployment rate edged up 0.1 points to 6.2 percent. However, the unemployment rate has fallen 1.1 percentage points over the past twelve months. The Labor Department reports that 9.7 million people remain…
