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The Jena Generation: An Interview With Jordan Flaherty
Jordan Flaherty is a journalist, an editor of Left Turn Magazine and a staffer with the Louisiana Justice Institute. He was the first writer to bring the story of …
Has Blanche Lincoln Lost the Women’s Vote in Senate Race?
Little Rock, Arkansas - In the past, incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln could have counted on Nancy Baker's vote. But on Monday, the Little Rock voter was on the city's …
Gulf Oil Spill Louisiana’s Berm Plan Bold but Full of Uncertainty
China's Ming Dynasty built the Great Wall to thwart invasion. The French built their Maginot Line. Now Louisiana is gearing up to build offshore embankments of sand as bulwarks …
Robert Reich | Put Jobless Young People to Work Cleaning Up BP’s Mess and Order BP to Pay
Friday’s job report was awful. For most new high school and college grads finding a job is harder than ever. Meanwhile, states are cutting summer jobs for disadvantaged young …
Froma Harrop | Blaming Obama for Not Being a God
Gulf Coast residents are supposedly mad at President Obama for not keeping the oil from threatening their beaches and marshes. We hear this in stereo — from political opposition …
With 1 million gallons of dispersants in Gulf, worries mount
Washington - Concerns are mounting over the chemical dispersants BP's using to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico now that over 1 million gallons of the …
Europe in the Iron Grip of Neoliberal Fiscal Discipline and Anti-Labor Measures
Global capitalism has plunged much of the world in a crisis of unprecedented proportions and is causing misery and suffering for millions of people.
BP Well May Be Spewing 100,000 Barrels a Day, Scientist Says
Washington - BP's runaway Deepwater Horizon well may be spewing what the company once-called its worst case scenario — 100,000 barrels a day, a member of the government panel …
Mexico: Campaigning During a Drug War
Mexico City - As campaigners in the gubernatorial race in the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo took to the streets this month, the headquarters of the main leftist candidate …
A Guide Through Israel’s No-One Land
“Where is the balance between wisdom and force?” I've thought of that question several times over the last few days, as accusations and counteraccusations fly over Israel's May 31 …