Department of Justice Investigation Reveals Ferguson Police Targeted Black Citizens

Department of Justice Investigation Reveals Ferguson Police Targeted Black Citizens

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…

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S&P: US Income Inequality Dampening Economic Growth

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…

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Indiana Ranks 11th in Solar Power Capacity Added for 2013

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…