US Working Families under Republicans: Working Harder, Sinking Faster
According to the latest Census Bureau data released just this week, since the last economic recession in 2001, 4.4 million more people have been added to the poverty rolls. More than one and a half million of them have been children.
Hillary Clinton: 'the reasons I support Barack Obama'
His speech didn't make prime time TV from the Democratic National Convention, but his story and the promise of how his story could be changed did. Robin Golden is a UAW member who is losing his job as an inspector at Lear Corp., an auto supplier based in Michigan.
Moscow and Washington’s Grand Game
The conflict in Georgia is a new phase in the test of strength which the Russians and the Americans have been waging in the region for over 15 years. The United States and its successive presidents consider Central Asia and the Caucasus to be highly strategic places.
The AIDS Under-Count
Recently it’s been revealed that the federal government has been under-estimating the number of American citizens infected with the AIDS virus.
Russia Recognizes South Ossetian Independence
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev defended the legality of the recognition of sovereignty of the South Ossetia and Abkhazia autonomous Caucasian regions, now rejected by Georgia.
McCain Campaign Fabricates 'Citizens for McCain'
The latest McCain campaign screw-up is more interesting because of how it reveals who's behind the campaign to split Democrats between Clinton supporters and the rest of the party – a campaign that, although it is pure invention and tiny, the corporate media has been all too willing to help promote.
McCain Distorts Tax and Health Care Issues
A recent TV ad by the McCain campaign titled 'Debra' appears to be suggesting that not only is John McCain a 'maverick,' but that he is also more like Hillary Clinton than George W. Bush.
Tips on Installing Solar Power Panels
What type of solar energy capture system you put on your home depends on your needs. If you want to go full tilt and generate usable electricity from your home’s rooftop, tried and true photovoltaic arrays might be just the ticket.
Cracks in the Neoliberal “Consensus”: The Meaning of the Nepali Revolution
For some time I have been following developments in Nepal just as I have followed developments in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and other countries experiencing dramatic political shifts in Latin America.
UN Appeals for Peace as Fighting Escalates in Southern Philippines
UN agencies have appealed for peace in the southern Philippines, where fighting between government forces and Muslim separatist rebels has escalated over the past two weeks and the number displaced is now over 270,000.
