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Ladies and Gentlemen: The US (In)Justice System
I've been reading, talking, and thinking a lot about justice lately. And the deeper I get into it, the more evident it is that our justice system isn't meeting …
New Poll Shows Strong Anti-Incumbent Feeling
A new survey released Wednesday highlights the dire state of incumbent candidates, showing that fewer than a third of voters are inclined to vote for their current representative, regardless …
After Ten-Year Battle, First US Offshore Wind Farm Approved
Washington - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday approved the nation's first offshore wind farm, the 130-turbine Cape Wind project off Cape Cod, Mass., and said that the power …
Texas Immigration Bill in Works From Lawmaker, Who Called Obama “God’s Punishment“
A state lawmaker wants to make sure that any candidate on the presidential ticket from now on can show proof they were born in the United States — or …
Lawmakers to Holder: Goldman, Other Firms Aren’t “Too Big for Jail“
Washington - Maintaining that no Wall Street executive is “too big for jail,” 62 members of the House of Representatives asked the Justice Department Wednesday to investigate whether Goldman …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | How Wall Street Creates Socialists
Washington - Maybe the next time someone calls Barack Obama a socialist, the president shouldn't issue a denial. He might instead urge his accuser to read the hearing transcript …
Arizona Immigration Law Ripe for Abuse
Immigration is a sensitive issue, but the immigration bill that passed the Arizona legislature is the wrong way to try to solve it. The new law gives Arizona law …
Crist Set to Announce He Will Run as an Independent
Tallahassee - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, running far behind his Republican primary Senate opponent, is telling financial backers that he'll announce he'll seek the Senate seat as an independent …
Do You Know “A Woman Like That?“
On this Your Call, we have a conversation with Elaine Madsen about her award winning documentary film, “I Know A Woman Like That.” We also speak with the celebrated …
A Black Panther and a Goldman Sachs Banker Walk Into a Bakery …
Black Panther George Jackson wrote about black men imprisoned for “some form of food getting.” If these men were seeking a necessity, what were the Goldman Sachs bankers seeking …