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Gender Equality: Devil in the Details
Perhaps one of the biggest impediments to women's equality in the United States is a pervasive, persistent and too-common myth: it's all been done. It's a cruel trick, as …
Dean Baker | Senator Simpson’s Quick Budget Quiz
President Obama is apparently content to have an abrasive and abusive senator's son sit as co-chairman of his deficit commission. We can assume that these traits were a direct …
Seventy-Two Migrants Massacred, Latest Victims of Drug War
A wounded man, blood-covered and frantic, approached a military checkpoint in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, 100 miles south of Brownsville, Texas, with a horrifying story. Reportedly shot in the neck …
Obama Vows to End “Turf Wars, Red Tape” Hindering Katrina Recovery
President Obama spoke on the fifth anniversary of the day the Hurricane Katrina touched ground in the Gulf Coast. He also addressed the recent Gulf oil spill that continues …
In Afghanistan, Supplying US Military Is Big Business
Kandahar, Afghanistan — Moving all the things 100,000 troops need to fight and survive in a hostile foreign land is never an easy task. In a landlocked, mountainous country …
Anger Floods the Mall Along With Glenn Beck
Washington - The crowds that descended on the Mall Saturday for the Glenn Beck "Restoring Honor" rally were clear about several things: what they wanted to eat (sandwiches brought …
Afghanistan War: US Troops, Afghan Politician Targeted in Deadly Weekend
Seven US soldiers were killed Saturday and Sunday in Afghanistan, in a violent weekend that deepened concerns about security ahead of September elections. A senior Afghan official also raised …
The Fate of New Orleans Hangs in an Uncomfortable Balance With Mother Nature
Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the havoc Mother Nature can play on a modern city. It also brought to light the way our concerns about economics can compromise people's safety when …
Reinventing Paradise 2.0 – A Video Essay on New Orleans
As America faces the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina - for those who lived through it, the scale and complexity of the disaster remain beyond words. Living it is …
Despite “All Clear,” Mississippi Sound Tests Positive for Oil
The State of Mississippi's Department of Marine Resources (DMR) opened all of its territorial waters to fishing on August 6. This was done in coordination with the National Oceanic …