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Financial Reform: Will We Feel Better the Morning After?
The financial reform bills being considered by Congress will lead to a better regulated financial system, most importantly by creating a consumer protection agency that will prevent some of …
Current Timeline to Shut Down Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Three Months
Federal officials gave a sobering appraisal of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Sunday, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar saying “ultimate relief” was 90 days away. Federal officials speaking …
Connie Schultz | An Arizona Vote to Secede
Last Wednesday, I was fielding questions in a journalism class at the University of Kansas, when one of the students asked about Arizona's new immigration law. Passed with the …
Robert Reich | Why Public Education Is More Important Than Wall Street, and What We Must Do (Video)
All over America right now, public education is in crisis. Teachers are being fired as next year’s school budgets shrink. Next fall’s classrooms will be far more crowded. Some …
The Next Battle in Campaign Finance Reform
Lawmakers in Congress have unveiled legislation to temper the Supreme Court ruling that allows unlimited spending by corporations and unions on political campaign ads. They could use help from …
Camillo “Mac” Bica | Atrocity and War
Most learn about war by watching a Hollywood production or by reading a memoir, novel or historical account. In many if not most cases, the goal of the filmmaker …
The iPad Won’t Save Media
So will the iPad be the savior of the news industry? Or just another $500 down the drain for this news junkie? I'm a voracious consumer of news - …
US States Consider Starting Their Own Banks
Atlanta, Georgia - At least eight U.S. states are considering proposals to start state-run banks in the wake of an economic crisis where many private banks ceased or greatly …
Collateralized Fish Obligations?
A program promoted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environmental Defense Fund aims to address overfishing, but will small fishermen get squeezed out of the process? Multiple …
Red State Road Trip 2: The Nuclear Family (Video – Part V)
Meet Don and Charlene, an all American couple who live inside a nuclear missile silo. Find out why this Nebraska pair live underground with enough supplies to survive for …