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Crisis at Japanese Nuclear Complex Prompts Calls for U.S. Review
Washington - As Japan copes with one crisis after another at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, a review of federal records indicates that nearly a quarter of America's nuclear …
Eugene Robinson | Nuclear Power, on the Brink
Washington - Nuclear power was beginning to look like a panacea — a way to lessen our dependence on oil, make our energy supply more self-sufficient and significantly mitigate …
The New Normal
Yucca Mountain Still Alive Under GOP Nuke Plan
Washington - Yucca Mountain is still breathing. It's been 24 long years since Congress first designated the desert locale in southern Nevada as the best place to store the …
Nuclear Power Madness
Like every other president since the 1940s, Barack Obama has promoted nuclear power. Now, with reactors melting down in Japan, the official stance is more disconnected from reality than …
News in Brief: “Anonymous” Hackers Release Controversial Bank of America Emails, and More
“Anonymous” Hackers Release Controversial Bank of America Emails
Dennis Kucinich Remarks in Wisconsin (Video)
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After Day of Clashes, Saudi Arabia Troops Enter Bahrain
Manama, Bahrain - Nearly a month after the first large-scale protests in Bahrain were violently quelled by police, the country has seen a resurgence of protest and calls for …
Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand
The liberal class is discovering what happens when you tolerate the intolerant. Let hate speech pollute the airways. Let corporations buy up your courts and state and federal legislative …
Tokyo Electric to Build US Nuclear Plants: The No BS Info on Japan’s Disastrous Nuclear Operators
I need to speak to you, not as a reporter, but in my former capacity as lead investigator in several government nuclear plant fraud and racketeering investigations. I don't …