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Why Does the EPA Have a Criminal Program?
The answer is simple; because it works. The criminal program was established in the early/mid 1980s primarily because of the efforts of Rep. John Dingell. The Environmental Protection Agency …
Jeremy Scahill Interview: Minerals, WikiLeaks and Blackwater for Sale (VIDEO)
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Robert Reich | BP: Citizens Interests vs. Shareholders Interests, Not US vs. Britain
This from today’s Wall Street Journal: In a letter sent Sunday to U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral James Watson, BP said it expects to have the capacity to …
Out of Work, Sleeping in the Fields: The People of the Central Valley (2)
A photodocumentary project on the reality of life today in California's Central Valley Near Reedley, on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, three men live in a …
President Obama Addresses the Nation (Live Streaming at 8pm)
President Obama is scheduled to address the nation live at 8pm Eastern from the Oval Office. You can watch a live stream here when the speech begins.
Enough of This Crap
Reports have been coming out of the Gulf for days about British Petroleum blocking access to beaches and animal-cleaning stations, in some instances using private Blackwater-style mercenaries to do …
Congress Blames BP
Washington - BP knew its Macondo well was troublesome in the days leading up to a fatal April 20 blowout, congressional investigators found, but the company "appears to have …
What Could $1 Trillion in Mineral Wealth Mean for Afghanistan?
Kabul - US and Afghan officials claim to have discovered more than $1 trillion in untapped copper, iron, and lithium deposits in Afghanistan, enough to significantly bolster the future …
David Sirota | Putting the “I” in the Environment
For those who are not (yet) heartless cynics or emotionless Ayn Rand acolytes, the now-famous photographs of sludge-soaked pelicans on the Gulf Coast are painful to behold. It's those …
The Most Perfect Game: A Modern-Day Parable of Grace, Accountability and Forgiveness
There are three things of which I am certain about Detroit Tigers' pitcher Armando Galarraga's one-hit shutout of the Cleveland Indians earlier this month: 1) By getting every batter …