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Rep. Massa’s Early Exit From House May Ease Passage of Health Care Bill
The planned resignation of Rep. Eric Massa (D) of New York on Monday may ultimately help fulfill President Obama’s goal of passing healthcare reform soon. The freshman congressman voted …

Afghanistan’s My Lai Massacre
When Charlie Company's Lt. William Calley ordered and encouraged his men to rape, maim and slaughter over 400 men, women and children in My Lai in Vietnam back in …

Climate and Jobs: The Same Fight!
There are not many people left today who oppose the environment to jobs. Several recent studies confirm: the more invested in “green conversion,” the more jobs can be created. …

Forgotten Bagram Prisoners Turn to US Courts
Four men who have been imprisoned for over a year - some for almost two years - are going to US federal court to challenge their detention at the …

Interview With Henry A. Giroux on Public Education, Youth and US Society Today
In light of the student protests taking place in California and across the nation, Living Room’s Kris Welch of KPFA interviews Henry Giroux on public education, youth and US …

Obama Presses Health Insurers to Give Details Online for Rate Hikes
Amid consumer furor over rising health insurance premiums, the Obama administration asked insurers on Thursday to post rate hikes – and the justification for them – on the Internet. …

Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.7 Percent in Spite of Snow Storms
Nominal wage growth has averaged just 2.0 percent over the last quarter.

TAKE ACTION: End Neuromarketing by Politicians and Companies
ALSO SEE: “Spellcasters": The Hunt for the "Buy Button” in Your Brain Companies spend billions of dollars figuring out how to convince us to buy their stuff, while politicians …

Raising Up Another Haiti
As Haiti moves forward from the current point of devastation of its population, capital city and economy, what could a different nation look like? Who knows better than the …

Out of Iraq? Maybe Not
This Just In: the war in Iraq is not over. There has been plenty of news of late to obscure this fact, to be sure: GOP Senator Bunning of …