Operation Enduring War
William Astore and Tom Engelhardt Campaign For Liberty Some words have a way of enduring. Take “endure.” As the Bush administration headed into Iraq in…
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Income Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Highest in Decades, Data Show
Laura Bassett The Huffington Post The gap between the wealthiest Americans and middle- and working-class Americans has more than tripled in the past three decades,…
Income Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Highest in Decades, Data Show
Laura Bassett The Huffington Post The gap between the wealthiest Americans and middle- and working-class Americans has more than tripled in the past three decades,…
VIDEO: BP’s Doctor says 1500 Cleanup Workers Sickened in Gulf
Oil Found in Gulf Food Chain
BP oil infiltrates the Gulf’s food chain Tom Philpott Grist.org The inevitable has happened. From a McLatchy article: University scientists have spotted the first indications…
Thousands evacuated in Texas and Mexico as storm approaches
Telegraph Reservoirs along the Texas-Mexico border rose to their highest levels in decades after days of drenching rain, forcing officials to close two border bridges…
Obama Endorses Netanyahu as “Man of Peace”
Chris Marsden WSWS.org President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a man who “wants peace” and is “willing to take…
New Year’s Day Hangover as Tax Credits Expire
Americans may be slammed by shocking tax hike Andrew Conte Pittsburgh Tribune-Review After nearly a decade of federal tax cuts, Americans could awaken New Year’s…
Solar Plane Makes Historic Flight
Breitbart Confidence soared among the crew of an experimental solar-powered aircraft on Wednesday as it cruised above Switzerland in a historic bid to fly around the clock…
Whistleblower: Relief payments slashed if fishermen refuse to work for BP
Stephen C. Webster Raw Story Any relief payment plan established in the wake of the worst environmental accident ever was bound to have its flaws,…
Ron Paul: More Power to the Federal Reserve
Congressman Ron Paul Last week I was pleased to see my Republican colleagues take up the cause to fully and completely audit the Federal Reserve…
US soldier linked to Iraq helicopter video leak charged
BBC NEWS The US military has pressed criminal charges against a soldier suspected of leaking video of a US helicopter attack in Iraq to the…
TSA Reverses “Controversial Opinion” Web Policy
CBS NEWS The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reversed itself today, announcing that it will no longer block TSA employees, using work computers, from accessing websites…
Rethink 9/11: A Letter to Peace Activists
The Excavator Dear Every Peace Activist, The world dramatically changed on 9/11, though, not for the reasons that were given by the Bush administration less…