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How Monsanto Flipped the Vote
The Monsanto Corporation just spent millions of dollars to defeat a bill in California that would demand genetically modified food be labeled. Read how.
As Talks Begin on “Fiscal Cliff,” Report Warns “Fix the Debt” a Front for More Corporate Bailouts
As the White House begins a series of meetings today on the looming “fiscal cliff,” a coalition of the largest corporate firms and advocacy groups is lobbying for wide-ranging …
The Ugly Canadian
Yves Engler: Prime Minister Harper's government actively campaigns against international treaties and legislation around the world that aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Is the “Fiscal Cliff” a Fiction?
John Weeks: The fiscal cliff has simply been created by Congress in order to push austerity which is no solution during a recession.
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Pelosi to Remain in Congress and Continue as Democratic Leader
California Representative Nancy Pelosi had decided to stay on as House Democratic Leader in Congress for another two years.
Small Business Owners on Bush Tax Cuts, Fiscal Cliff: “It’s Time to Listen to Main Street Not Wall Street”
As Congress reconvened Tuesday for its lame duck session, small business leaders from the Main Street Alliance network sent a letter to President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate …
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Science Fiction and Science Fact
While Americans face the idea of their own destruction among the fantasies of film and television, they are often blind to the reality of their destruction exhibited by Global …
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El Plan De Tlamanalco: A Community Response to the Tuscan Desegregation Plan
El Plan de Tlamanalco which demands the support of Raza studies in the Tucson Unified School District, is also a message from the indigenous community that they are unified …
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Defense Department: Cause of Death of Guantanamo Detainee Adnan Latif “Forthcoming“
Report that may shed light on mystery of Guantanamo detainee's death to be made public.
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On Election Day, Money and Magical Thinking
Will the movement for campaign finance reform continue, or are candidates and incumbents so dependent on transfusions of campaign cash they smother the effort in its crib?