Poor US kids poisoned by lead legacy, crippled by funding cuts

Over half-a-million American children could have lead poisoning, which could affect their development. Most of them come from poor families, but detecting the illness maybe complicated due to financing cuts.

April 05, 2013 07:55

All-night ‘vote-a-rama’: Senate passes its first federal budget in four years

After grueling debate on the Senate floor, Congress narrowly adopted a controversial $3.7 trillion budget plan that is unlikely do what so many people want: get the US government out of debt.

March 23, 2013 12:06

Obama: 'There is no debt crisis'

The United States is roughly $17 trillion in debt, but President Barack Obama says there’s no reason to worry.

March 14, 2013 14:24

US plans to allow spy agencies to monitor every citizen’s finances – report

Washington is reportedly considering opening all US financial records to national intelligence agencies in order to prevent future crimes. Only the FBI has had unlimited access to such databases; other agencies had to file case-by-case requests.

March 14, 2013 07:29

US won’t tackle its economic problems ‘until Obama leaves office’

The only thing Obama’s stimulus plan did was scare people into believing the US has unpayable debts, American economist Todd Buchholz told RT. The president doesn't care enough about the country's deficit and debt, he said.

August 16, 2012 14:25

‘America will have to pay the bill for eurozone crisis’

When America insists on international bailouts for the eurozone it simply wants to rescue the money of its own investors, Hans-Werner Sinn, the President of the IFO Institute for Economic Research in Munich told RT.

August 15, 2012 13:05