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House Committees Kick Off Least Productive Session in More Than a Decade

Billy House | June 5, 2013

Besides oversight hearings, House panels are getting very little done.

Why Houston is America's #1 Job Creator

Derek Thompson - The Atlantic | May 31, 2013

The city's recent success is a masterclass in learning from history.

The American Dream, Downsized

Amy Sullivan and Sophie Quinton contributed | April 25, 2013

The middle class now worries more about holding on for dear life than about climbing the ladder to riches.

Stability and Security: Relics of the Past?

Amy Sullivan | April 25, 2013

Like so many other autoworkers, Nicole Current had a stable job and a $70,000-a-year lifestyle. Then everything changed.

Millennials Are the Unluckiest Generation

Derek Thompson | April 25, 2013

Entering the workforce during a recession puts young people behind from the start.

What Drones Can Do for You

Sara Sorcher | April 11, 2013

Prescription drugs, fast-food delivery, disaster relief—unmanned aerial vehicles can be handy in all sorts of ways.

Has Obama Done Enough for Black Americans?

George E. Condon Jr. and Jim O’Sullivan | April 4, 2013

For many, this is still a land of unequal opportunity. A history-making president may not be enough.

Personal Frictions Loom Over Obama's Trip to Israel

George E. Condon Jr. | March 19, 2013

It is widely believed that this American president and Israeli prime minister simply don’t like each other. And the personal always has a bearing on the policy.

Report: Threat of Foreclosure on Calif. Homes Disproportionately Affects Minorities

Doris Nhan | March 15, 2013

Leading mortgage lender Wells Fargo is urged to be more transparent about relief reporting and to grant more principal reductions.

House Republican Budget Offers More of the Same

Nancy Cook | March 12, 2013

By unveiling a budget blueprint that would erase the deficit in just 10 years, House Republicans sought on Tuesday to make that goal the gold standard and bare minimum for all future budget battles between the two parties.

Past Deadline, Laura Richardson Still Hasn’t Paid Her Ethics Fine

Shane Goldmacher | March 5, 2013

Laura Richardson has a troublesome new debt—this time with the ethics authorities.

Opinion: Have Mortgage Settlements Left Communities of Color Behind?

Janet Murguía and Marc H. Morial and and Lisa Hasegawa | February 27, 2013

On the one-year anniversary of the $25 billion national mortgage settlement, questions remain about the implementation and the affect on communities of color.

Can Washington Break Its Addiction to Crisis Economics?

Nancy Cook | February 5, 2013

The country has lurched from one emergency to the next since 2007. Amid a rare lull, here's a modest plan of action for Congress and President Obama.

The Inauguration? Meh.

George E. Condon Jr. | January 17, 2013

The first time was special. Four years later, Barack Obama is a politician who represents "continuity and an unrealized dream."

What Did Congress Do for You This Year? 10 Bills the 112th Passed

Matt Vasilogambros | December 25, 2012

You wouldn’t know it from the rhetoric in Washington, but Congress actually passed a few bills this year.

The People, Not Washington, Will Solve America's Everyday Problems

James Oliphant and Stacy Kaper and Catherine Hollander and Adam Mazmanian and James Kitfield and Ben Terris and Fawn Johnson | December 6, 2012

Beyond the fiscal cliff, entitlement reform, and a tax overhaul, a host of other issues continue to vex Americans. They include burgeoning traffic, the shrinking pool of affordable housing, escalating gun violence, and the rising invasion of online privacy.

How much further can the housing market sink?

Edmund Andrews | December 13, 2010

Home prices have plunged by about one-third since the peak of the housing bubble, according to the S&P/Case Schiller composite index of 20 major cities. Sales of new and existing homes slumped again after the expiration of the Home Buyer's tax credit. And on Monday, Corelogic reported that 22.5 percent of residential properties were underwater in the third quarter, meaning the mortgage was higher than the property's resale value. All this at a time when the Federal Reserve has pushed mortgage interest rates down to nearly all-time lows.

What Can Be Done for the Housing Market?