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American Prisons Keep Jim Crow Racism Alive
Roughly 2.4 million people are behind bars in the U.S. If you include those bound by probation or parole, the number increases to almost 8 million. Just 40 years …
How Much Does a Gallon of Gas Cost? A Whole Lot More Than You Think
It seems like an easy question. You might ask if I mean premium or regular, and where in the country I'm buying. Beyond that, though, the price is displayed …
Jordan Flaherty | Cultural Extinction
Louisiana's coastal communities fear they may never recover from BP's drilling disaster. As BP's deepwater well continues to discharge oil into the Gulf, the economic and public health effects …
Witnesses of Border Killing Dispersed
At dusk on June 7, Bobbie McDow and her husband were heading south across the busy Paso Del Norte foot-bridge, which connects El Paso, Texas, to Juarez, Mexico. In …
President Outlines Plan for the Gulf; Congress Members Push for Accountability From BP and Government
Back from his latest trip to the Gulf, President Obama outlined his plan for handling the recent oil spill, as well as his goals for the country's energy ambitions, …
Tom Engelhardt | Entering the Soviet Era in America
Mark it on your calendar. It seems we've finally entered the Soviet era in America. You remember the Soviet Union, now almost 20 years in its grave. But who …
BP’s Other Ticking Time Bomb: Prudhoe Bay
Four years ago, BP's then-Chairman and President Robert Malone, during testimony before Congress, offered lawmakers a mea culpa.
Petreaus Collapses During Afghanistan Testimony
Washington, DC - An hour into testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. David H. Petreaus collapsed and was escorted from the ground-floor auditorium by his aides, who …
Kyrgyzstan Crisis Spreads as 100,000 Uzbeks Try to Flee
As China and Turkey send in planes to retrieve their nationals from Kyrgyzstan, ethnic Uzbeks are being told they can't flee despite deadly violence that has so far killed …
News in Brief: US Oil Firms as Unprepared for Spill as BP, and More
A number of major oil companies who drill off the US coastline are just as unprepared for a leak or spill as BP, Henry Waxman, the chairman of the …