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BP Killing Endangered Sea Turtles in “Burn Fields” (Video)
Editor's Note: On Friday, the Obama administration confirmed that endangered sea turtles and other marine animals were being burnt alive in BP's “burn fields.” The Guardian UK reports that …
Outsourcing Security: Defense Manufacturing Goes the Way of the Automobile
From the microchips that fly F-16s and activate nuclear warheads, all the way down to the lowly (but deadly) bullet, more and more US military weapons are being made …
California Water Wars Rage On
Activists square off against legislature over AB 2775 Representatives of the No on the Water Bond Coalition slammed California's AB 2775, an alleged “fix” of the Safe, Clean, …
Australia’s New PM Called On to Tackle Climate Change
Melbourne - Australia’s newly appointed prime minister, Julia Gillard, has hardly warmed her seat, yet she has already been urged to take action on climate change. "We call on …
On the Death of My Grandfather, Solidarity and Hope
This month, on the Tuesday evening of the 15th, my grandfather George Elk died at 92. My grandfather was born in 1918 on the Lower East side of New …
Brown-Nosing Wall Street Reform
More than two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the House and Senate finally ironed out their differences on Wall Street reform in the wee, small hours of …
After Supreme Court Ruling, Will Gun-Control Laws Be Under Siege?
Chicago - Gun-rights advocates say that a US Supreme Court ruling today will embolden them to challenge gun-control laws in cities across the country.
Potholes, Petroleum, Pashtuns: Afghanistan as a Local Issue
Yes, all politics is indeed local — at the same time it is national and international. The interconnections are more numerous and important these days. This is true for …
Froma Harrop | Heaven Must Wait for a Money-Savvy Public
In the conservative paradise, a nation of strong, hard-working individuals borrow responsibly and save for future needs. They don't need government telling them how to manage their money. If …
Eugene Robinson | Byrd’s Change and Redemption
Washington - “End of an era” is an overused trope, but in this case it's appropriate: The last of the old Southern Democrats is gone.