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The Race to Control the Texas State Board of Education
The Texas State Board of Education is a lot like the weather. Everyone talks about it, nobody does anything about it.
Progressive Fighter Joe Sestak: Won’t Stop ‘Til He Wins the Senate Race
On May 27, 2009 Joe Sestak announced his intent to challenge Arlen Specter for his Senate seat. Specter had recently switched parties, from Republican to Democrat, ostensibly because he …
Weekly Mulch: Oil Spill Could Bring Mass Extinction to the Gulf Coast
A cap placed over a severed pipe is siphoning some oil from the broken BP well in the Gulf Coast, the company said today. The company's CEO said this …
Top Ten Military Spending Nations; Oil Countries Post Biggest Jumps This Decade
Boston - Worldwide military spending jumped 5.9 percent in 2009 to $1.5 trillion, according to a new report that underscores the long-term decision of many countries to prioritize defense. …
Rachel Maddow: How Not to Respond to an Oil Spill (Video)
Rachel Maddow: How Not to Respond to an Oil Spill (Part I) Rachel Maddow talks with Michael Bloom, Tulane University, professor of Coastal Marsh Ecology, as they look at …
Rachel Maddow: How Not to Respond to an Oil Spill (Video) (2)
Rachel Maddow: How Not to Respond to an Oil Spill (Part I) Rachel Maddow talks with Michael Bloom, Tulane University professor of coastal marsh ecology, as they look at …
BP, Feds Could Make Millions From Runaway Well’s Oil
Washington - BP's runaway deepwater well could still become a moneymaker for the company, even as it tries to stem the gush of crude oil that's fouling the Gulf …
Wealth Gap Yawns and So Do Media
Little interest in study of massive race/gender disparities. The Insight Center for Community Economic Development (3/8/10) released a stunning report about the wealth gap for women of color: Single …
David Sirota | From Shared Sacrifice to Hedonism
After Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Franklin Roosevelt delivered a national address making eight references to the “sacrifice” that would be needed in the impending war and three …
Passport Confiscation Still Hounds Migrant Workers
Manama, Bahrain - When Abdulkhaliq Mohammed arrived in Bahrain as a contract labourer 20 years ago, the first thing he did on setting foot in the oil-rich Gulf state …