Bush’s Plan Against Venezuela
Venezuela does not only represent a political and a sovereignty problem to the United States of America, but additionally Venezuela owns the energy resources from which the American economy of tomorrow depends.
The Economic Crisis: Greed is the Cause
Everyone is now accustomed to hearing that the financial crisis in the United States and in Britain was caused by American financial institutions lending money to unsafe borrowers for buying houses.
Retirees to McCain: Social Security not a 'Disgrace'
Last week, media reports revealed that presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain gets almost $2,000 per month in Social Security checks, a system, he recently told an audience at a campaign stop, which he finds to be an 'absolute disgraceful.'
The Three Crises
It has never happened before. For the first time in modern economic times, three major crises – affecting finances, energy and food – are coinciding, coming together and merging. Each interacts with the others, exponentially worsening the deterioration of the real economy.
Bush Tries to Push Failed Sex Ed. Policy onto Next Presidency
The Bush administration's ideologically motivated abstinence-only sex education programs don't work and may endanger young people, say opponents of the administration's latest effort to convince states to spend federal dollars on those programs.
Recycling CDs and DVDs
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CDs and DVDs are typically manufactured by combining various mined metals (aluminum, gold, silver and nickel) with petroleum-derived plastics, lacquers and dyes.
Obama – The Greener Candidate
A recent commentary from The Environmental Magazine (E) describes presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama as the greener of the two candidates for president.
Obama in Berlin
BERLIN – I attended the big rally with Obama in Berlin Thursday evening, not as a press representative but as one of the crowd. And what a giant crowd it was! The news reports counted “over 200,000” but to someone sandwiched in so tight I could hardly lift my hand to scratch my itching nose.
McCain Family to Make $2 Million on Cuba-related Deal
This week it was revealed that John McCain's family could make as much as $2 million on a deal with a liquor company that nearly controls the market for beer in Cuba.
New Ad by Vets Group Slams McCain on War Policy
A new hammers John McCain on his previous statements about the Iraq war.
