Coalitions Plan Day of Action on Environment
In order to highlight the need for a new energy and environmental policy in this election cycle's political debate, several environmental coalitions have called a national day of action set for September 27th.
US Inflation Highest in Almost Two Decades
The United States consumer prices rose by 5.6 percent in 2008 through July, the fastest inflation rate for almost two decades figures show. US Labor Department reported consumer prices rose 0.8 percent last month after jumping 0.6 percent in May and 1.1 percent in June. The July number was double what economists had predicted.
Labor Takes on Wal-Mart on Election Law Violations
Charging multinational retail giant Wal-Mart with illegally pressuring employees to vote for Republicans and John McCain in the the November 4th elections, the labor movement and community organizations filed a formal complaint this week with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
Do Compact Fluorescent (CFL) Light Bulbs Cause Headaches?
With a switch to energy efficient compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs already in full swing in the U.S. and elsewhere—Australia has banned incandescents, Britain will soon, and the U.S. begins a phase-out of incandescents in 2012—more and more complaints have arisen about the new bulbs causing headaches.
John McCain Can't Handle the Truth: Taxes, Troops, and Clean Energy
On taxes, major media outlets again took McCain to task for misleading the public about Obama's plan to cut taxes for working families. In his TV spots, McCain claimed that Obama wants to 'raise your taxes' and falsely stated the tax burden would fall on middle-income families.
The Truth About John McCain and Social Security
Social Security turned 73 yesterday, Aug. 14th. That's two years older than John McCain, a beneficiary of Social Security who receives close to $2,000 per month from the program, despite recently describing it as 'an absolute disgrace.'
Healthy, Non-dairy Cheese
With some 30 to 50 million Americans suffering from various degrees of lactose intolerance, and an estimated three million of us now eating animal-free (vegan) diets for humane, environmental and/or health reasons, the production of alternatives to dairy products has started to become big business.
Vote Fraud 2008: See the Movie
Most Americans understand that the 2000 presidential election was decided by five Republican Supreme Court Justices rather than voters. Many are suspicious that something fishy happened in Ohio in 2004 under the auspices of former Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell.
Georgia on My Mind: Imperial Rivalry Fuels Tussle over South Ossetia
The Georgian military invasion of South Ossetia, a de facto autonomous region with its own government since the early 1990s, followed by the swift Russian counter-attack which drove out the Georgian forces, has provoked a lot of talk in the media but little clarity.
US House Apologizes for Slavery, Georgia Remains Reticent
The U.S. House of Representatives voted July 29, 2008, to approve a non-binding resolution that represents a formal government apology to African Americans for the practice of slavery and the Jim Crow laws that fostered defacto segregation.
