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Earthquakes, Hurricanes Highlight Serious Regulation Flaws
Constellation Energy Group's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant near Lusby, Maryland. While 20 US nuclear power plants reduced output in anticipation of potential accidents caused by Hurricane Irene, Calvert …
The White House & Tar Sands
Washington, DC - People gathered in front of the White House holding signs that urge the president to reject the keystone pipeline. 47 people participated in the civil disobedience …
The Definitive Guide to Bigotry in the 2012 Republican Primaries (So Far)
Republican presidential candidates before a debate at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2011. From left: Herman Cain, the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza, Rep. Ron …
Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult
(Photo: Carolyn Tiry / Flickr) Barbara Stanwyck: “We're both rotten!” Fred MacMurray: “Yeah - only you're a little more rotten.” -"Double Indemnity" (1944)
How Prisons Imperil Black Voting Power in Post-Katrina Louisiana
A prison cell at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. (Photo: michele molinari / Flickr) New Orleans - Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is one of the most notorious …
Will Top Obama Economist Fight for Jobs?
President Barack Obama speaks with Alan Krueger, a former Treasury Department official and Princeton economist, beside him in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Aug. 29, …
Being in Prison While Muslim
In March of this year, Reuters Correspondent David Morgan filed a story following a Congressional hearing, stating, "American Muslims face a rising tide of religious discrimination in US communities, …
Reptilian Cotillion: Financiers Party While Economy Plunges
While the world economy trembles and their fellow Americans face blown-up 401Ks, foreclosure threats, and fruitless job searches, financiers are embracing our current feed-the-rich/screw-the-rest mentality with renewed zest.
Zero Job Growth In August, as Unemployment Rate Remains Stable
The Labor Department reported that there was no growth in jobs in August, while it revised down its job growth numbers for the prior two months by 58,000. Job …
Obama’s FEMA: First Look at How It Worked
Washington, DC, August 27, 2011 - President Barack Obama participates in a federal agency coordination call with Administrator Fugate (right) and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano (left). (Photo: …