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Sierra Club Tells EPA to Make Texas Clean Up Air or Face Lawsuit
The Sierra Club gave the EPA official notice Wednesday that the federal agency has 60 days to make Texas comply with the Clean Air Act or it will be …
As BP’s Spill Efforts Stall, Oil Creeps Toward Other States
Washington - As BP's latest attempt to capture leaking oil from its crippled rig in the Gulf of Mexico stalled Wednesday, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi braced for what officials …
Ruth Marcus | Intoxicated on Fundraising
Washington - “You don't have to drink. You just have to pay.” Has there ever been a better summary of how Washington works — and the need for campaign …
Oil Spill Jail Time for BP Officials? It Could Happen
Washington - The US Department of Justice has launched civil and criminal investigations into the events surrounding the BP oil spill. Does that mean people who helped cause the …
Gaza, the Mavi Marmara and the Prospects of Fighting Back (Video)
Many of us with sympathies—and therefore blinders—on the side of the Free Gaza Movement’s work have been reluctant to accept the possibility that, indeed, people aboard the Mavi Marmara …
Taliban Attack Afghan Peace Conference as Karzai Speaks
Kabul, Afghanistan - Would-be Taliban suicide bombers staged a jarring attack Wednesday morning on a closely watched national peace conference as President Hamid Karzai opened the gathering with an …
Revenge of the Zombies: Palin, Beck, Limbaugh and the Return of Dark Times
The new zombies have an increasing presence in the death chambers of high finance, the highest reaches of government and in the forefront of mainstream media.
Can We Live With the Bomb?
For some time now, it has been clear that nuclear weapons threaten the existence not only of humanity, but of all life on Earth. Thus, Barack Obama's pledge to …
Mexico Ignores Inter-American Court Rulings on “Femicides“
Mexico City - Six months after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights handed down two sentences against the Mexican state, one of them linked to the wave of murders …
News in Brief: Israel Begins Release of Flotilla Activists and More
Israel begins the release and deportation of the 700 activists detained from the Gaza Freedom flotilla, reported The Guardian UK. The Israeli attorney general has said Israel will not …