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Fending for Themselves
We drive south on Louisiana Highway 55 towards Pointe-au-Chien. The two-lane road hugs a bayou, like most of the roads leading south into the marsh areas. Incredibly green, lush …
Judges Rule Obama Can’t Close Yucca Mountain Nuclear Dump
Washington - Democratic Rep. John Spratt and Republican Rep. Joe Wilson don't agree on much, yet the South Carolina congressmen are cheering a new ruling that denied the bid …
Ridiculous America
I worked five shifts at the bar between Saturday and Saturday this week, and saw some things that really got me thinking about the nature of this nation. I …
This Fourth of July, Celebrate “1776” – the Movie (2)
As we commemorate the Fourth of July, one of the joys — and there are many — of life in these United States is that you never know what …
Why Did It Take a Rock Magazine to Report the Military’s Total Disaster in Afghanistan?
The controversial Rolling Stone profile of General Stanley McChrystal didn't just expose poor judgment on the part of the U.S. military's key leader in Afghanistan. It also illustrates one …
Government Loses Appeal in Guantanamo Habeas Case
Washington - An appeals court put government prosecutors on notice that they must show evidence that an Algerian detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than eight years …
BP Wasted No Time Preparing for Gulf Disaster Lawsuits
Tallahassee, Florida — In the immediate aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP publicly touted its expert oil clean-up response, but it quietly girded for a legal fight that …
“I’m a Racist” – Part II
Also See: “I'm a Racist” Part I
Witnessing Against Torture: Why We Must Act
Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government …
From Manifest Destiny to Manifest Insanity
As a result of several recent draconian laws, Arizona's image has taken a drubbing internationally. And yet, Arizona is but the spear. In reality, its politics are not dramatically …