Obama’s Budget Moves in Right Direction, Needs to Go Further
President Obama's fiscal year 2010 budget proposes an ambitious and exciting agenda that invests in our nation's future. His budget substantially invests in the long-deferred and vital areas of health care reform, clean energy, and education. The President partially pays for these investments though a mixture of progressive tax changes and other revenue measures.
Drones: A Closer Look
It’s one thing to study online articles describing the MQ-9 Reapers and MQ-1 Predators. It’s quite another to identify these drones as they take off from runways at Nevada’s Creech Air Force base, where our “Ground the Drones…Lest We Reap the Whirlwind” campaign is holding a ten-day vigil.
Labor Slams Weak, Deadly Enforcement at OSHA
On average 5,680 workers in America die each year in work-related incidents. The US Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is supposed to enforce federal laws to protect workers from these incidents.
Peace Movement Marches to Honor Rev. King and Oppose Wars
New York, NY – Saturday, April 4, will mark the tragic anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death in Memphis, TN. It is also the anniversary of his 'Beyond Vietnam' speech at Riverside Church, NYC one year earlier.
Editorial: Congress Passes Obama Budget, Struggle Starts Today
Both the House and Senate passed federal budget outlines for fiscal year 2010 on Thursday, April 2, which were mainly in keeping with President Obama's priorities.
Recycle Your Old Cell Phone
Ever wonder what to do with your old cell phone? Is it sitting in your kitchen drawer right now because you don't want it to end up in the land fill, but you have no idea what else to do with it?
More States Turning against Death Penalty
ATLANTA – Last month, March 2009, New Mexico became the second state to outlaw the death penalty since the Supreme Court of the United States' 1976 decision made the practice legal. Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) signed the legislation.
GOP Budget Little More than 'Talking Points,' Says White House
Producing an alternative to the Obama budget plan has been something of a fiasco for congressional Republicans. They began in February by debating the scope of the Obama budget, criticizing the spending growth and inherited deficits as if President Obama created the problems facing the country.
Obama and Afghanistan: Now Is Not the Time for Silence
Over strong criticisms from many in its antiwar constituency, the Obama administration last week announced a second increase in the number of US troops in Afghanistan.
'We the People' to 'King of the World': 'YOU'RE FIRED!'
Nothing like it has ever happened. The President of the United States, the elected representative of the people, has just told the head of General Motors -- a company that's spent more years at #1 on the Fortune 500 list than anyone else -- 'You're fired!'
