DC Dispatches

With the weekend news of banks that had survived even The Great Depression going under or being bought out, NPR aired several stories about the financial crises during Morning Edition. One was a report by David Kestenbaum about the tricky politics of inviting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to perform a “check-up” on U.S. government [...]

Independent truck drivers are organizing a protest in Washington today, in response to rising gas prices. While I caught a listing for the event in the AP Daybook, I haven’t witnessed it — I have taken in first and second-hand accounts of their lap around around downtown Washington (specifically to honk at the White House [...]