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How Bush’s DOJ Killed a Criminal Probe Into BP That Threatened to Net Top Officials
Mention the name of the corporation BP to Scott West and two words immediately come to mind: Beyond Prosecution. West was the special agent-in-charge at the Environmental Protection Agency's …
Clashes, Fires Roil Bangkok Despite Red-Shirt Protest Leaders’ Surrender
Protesters burned buildings around Bangkok Wednesday even after troops overran the red-shirt camp and their leaders surrendered. Clashes left five people dead. Bangkok, Thailand — Thai troops punched into …
Robert Reich | The “Mad-as-Hell” Party Scores as the Anxious Class Stews
Kentucky Tea Party hero Rand Paul scores a knockout victory over Republican Trey Grayson. Before that, Utah Senator Robert Bennett loses to a Tea Party-fueled Republican insurgent. Is the …
Meditations on Hip Hop Part II: Death
Death All deaths have causes … Corpses are cut open, explored, scanned, tested, until the cause is found: a blood clot, kidney failure, hemorrhage, heart arrest, lung collapse. …
The Right Wing’s Next Target After ACORN: The Greenlining Institute
Last year, right-wing activists masqueraded as a pimp and a prostitute and used a phony storyline and a hidden camera to take down the community group ACORN.
Deb Price | Elena Kagan: Supreme Poker Player
Elena Kagan is in line for a pivotal seat on the Supreme Court, the one being vacated by ardent gay ally Justice John Paul Stevens. She literally could decide …
Bill for Afghan War Could Run into the Trillions
Washington - The U.S. Senate is moving forward with a 59-billion-dollar spending bill, of which 33.5 billion dollars would be allocated for the war in Afghanistan. However, some experts …
Bill for Afghan War Could Run Into the Trillions (2)
Washington - The U.S. Senate is moving forward with a 59-billion-dollar spending bill, of which 33.5 billion dollars would be allocated for the war in Afghanistan. However, some experts …
Michael T. Klare | A New Oil Rush Endangers the Gulf of Mexico and the Planet
Yes, the oil spewing up from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in staggering quantities could prove one of the great ecological disasters of human history. Think of …
Jim Hightower | Which CEO Will Win the 2010 “Icky” Award?
It's not nearly as well known as an Emmy or Grammy, but the annual awarding of the “Icky” often produces high drama, fierce competition and gasps of surprise. This …