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“Sympathy for the Devil“
After word broke that federal inspectors had uncovered dozens of new, critical safety violations by Massey Energy in the days following an explosion that killed 29 of its miners, …
An Invaluable Protector of Working People
Never has there been a greater champion of US workers than former Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz, who died on April 24 at 98. Certainly, in more than a half-century …
May Day Rallies Take Immigration Fight to the Streets
From Los Angeles to New York, Chicago to Houston, hundreds of thousands of protesters in dozens of cities are marching, chanting, and in some cases engaging in civil disobedience …
Omar Khadr’s Trial Continues; Interrogation Video Introduced
Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, Cuba - An Army Special Forces officer testified Saturday that he altered a field report to directly implicate a Canadian detainee now being held at …
WorldStove: Transforming Haiti and the World
WorldStove founder Nathaniel Mulcahy has just completed two months of work in Haiti, setting up a pilot project that will provide biochar-producing stoves and jobs for the Haitian people. …
Chemicals Meant To Break Up BP Oil Spill Present New Environmental Concerns
The chemicals BP is now relying on to break up the steady flow of leaking oil from deep below the Gulf of Mexico could create a new set of …
Bill Moyers: Interview With Jim Hightower
This is a transcript of a segment of the final program for The Bill Moyers Journal, aired on Friday, April 30, 2010. Bill Moyers interviews journalist Jim Hightower …
Boycotts Against Arizona: An Effective Strategy for Social Change?
On Your Call, we're discussing the history and present use of boycotts. Arizona recently passed the nation's strongest anti-immigration law. Individuals, organizations, and governments worldwide are calling for widespread …
On Climate, Energy, Oil Rigs: First, Do No Harm
United States action on global warming is long overdue. But energy industry lobbyists and their Senate allies have thwarted the best efforts of three leading senators. The result: A …
Pressure Mounts on Energy Giant Chevron to Disclose Revenue
Bangkok - When shareholders of the multinational company Chevron gather for their annual meeting in the U.S. city of Houston in late May, they will come face to face …