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The Next Battle in Campaign Finance Reform
Lawmakers in Congress have unveiled legislation to temper the Supreme Court ruling that allows unlimited spending by corporations and unions on political campaign ads. They could use help from …
Camillo “Mac” Bica | Atrocity and War
Most learn about war by watching a Hollywood production or by reading a memoir, novel or historical account. In many if not most cases, the goal of the filmmaker …
The iPad Won’t Save Media
So will the iPad be the savior of the news industry? Or just another $500 down the drain for this news junkie? I'm a voracious consumer of news - …
US States Consider Starting Their Own Banks
Atlanta, Georgia - At least eight U.S. states are considering proposals to start state-run banks in the wake of an economic crisis where many private banks ceased or greatly …
Collateralized Fish Obligations?
A program promoted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environmental Defense Fund aims to address overfishing, but will small fishermen get squeezed out of the process? Multiple …
Red State Road Trip 2: The Nuclear Family (Video – Part V)
Meet Don and Charlene, an all American couple who live inside a nuclear missile silo. Find out why this Nebraska pair live underground with enough supplies to survive for …
“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 …