John Bolton and the Bustani Affair
After a brief delay orchestrated by Senate Democrats, Bush’s controversial choice for UN ambassador, John Bolton will likely get a Senate vote this week, says Senate Democrat Joe Biden.
Wal-Mart Stingy on Health Benefits, Say Activists
The company spends so little on providing health insurance to its workers and their wages are so low that many of them are eligible to receive public assistance to cover the costs of health insurance and for other needs...The retail giant took in over $10.5 billion in profits alone in 2004 and frequently tops the Fortune 500 list of the richest companies in the world.
When is Someone Going to Toss Rumsfeld into a Cage?
At the end of the day Friday, the Pentagon confirmed a pattern of widespread abuse of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, by military personnel dating back two and a half years. Releasing the report when most beat reporters have left for the weekend was a calculated move by White House and Pentagon
Bush and Republican Policies Hurt Most Americans
Women across the country are concerned about retirement security - and we should be. With a longer life expectancy than men, retirement savings are a critical factor in every woman’s life.
Job Numbers Paint Gloomy Economic Picture
Economists say that job growth per month must average around 140,000 just to keep up with the influx of new workers into the workforce each month. Average job creation during this economic recovery hasn’t kept pace.
Increase in Hate Crimes Demands National Solution, say Civil Rights Groups
Cross-burnings, threats of violence against gay people, anti-immigrant vigilantism, numerous incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti, influx of whites-only groups and racial separatists in some areas, have combined with growing anti-Muslim actions in all regions of the country... Several civil rights organizations have strongly urged passage of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005.
