Obama Recovery

Breaking Homelessness News: Tens of Thousands Detroit Residents Apply for HPRP Funds

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.02.2009 | Impact


Christine Schanes

Two videos published on YouTube - one of which has just been aired on television - show what actual HPRP funding means to people in Detroit, Michigan.

The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)

Christine Schanes | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Christine Schanes

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is administering $1.5 billion of its $787 billion stimulus package through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP).

This Time, We Can't Leave the Middle Class Behind

Jared Bernstein | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Jared Bernstein

Yes, we want to see a GDP recovery take hold as soon as possible. But even then, we won't be done: not until the prosperity we're generating reaches everyone who's contributing to it.

Sam Stein

Obama On Economic Recovery: We Are Running Out Of Options

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama held a news conference Tuesday to announce the nomination of Arne Duncan as his Education Secretary. But the proceedings quickly took a d...