Eco-friendly Condos
Believe it or not, condominiums may be some of the most environmentally responsible housing out there today, especially since more and more developers are paying attention to sustainability from the get-go.
28 Votes: McCain's Record Against Veterans
In the first presidential debate John McCain professed love for veterans and insisted, 'They know I'll take care of them.' But his record is making many veterans doubt the basis for that claim.
Judge Upholds Electronic Voting in Georgia, Appeal Expected
ATLANTA - On September 8, 2008, Judge Michael Johnson heard the case filed in 2006 by Voters Organized for Trusted Election Results in Georgia (VoterGA) challenging the State of Georgia on the use of electronic voting machines in Superior Court of Fulton County.
Ayers = Keating?: Media Falsely Balance Obama, McCain Attacks
It's hard to describe McCain's role in the savings-and-loan scandal as 'peripheral'; as one of the Keating Five, he was a key player in the highest-profile political scandal connected to the financial disaster.
McCain's Lobbyists Drive Anti-Middle Class Policies
During the presidential debate this week, John McCain appeared to debate his own record on the question of lobbyists. At one point, McCain said, “There is too much special interests and too many lobbyists working there.' But no presidential campaign has had more ties to Washington's lobbyist culture than John McCain's.
Guide to Economic Crisis, Week 4
What will be impact of the Wall Street bankruptcies, bailouts and blunders on working people in this country and worldwide? What's the solution to the crisis?
Guatemala Forum Decries FTA with US
The free trade agreement between Central American and the US has failed to accomplish all the supposed fairness and pledges advocated by its promoters, participants at the Social Forum of the Americas stated here this week.
Trade Unions Demand Effective Responses to Worsening Financial and Food Crises
With the spreading financial crisis likely to take center stage at the upcoming annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Washington on 11-13 October, the global trade union movement is urging the international financial institutions (IFIs) not to overlook the millions of low-income workers whose buying power has declined drastically because of food and fuel price hikes.
RECESSION
In what hidey-hole is economic growth going to take refuge, amid this unprecedented financial crisis? France is now in a recession according to the latest figures from the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies.
McCain Mortgages Presidential Ambitions on Faulty Housing Plan
John McCain's late arrival to the economy debate this week with another plan to address the housing crisis is meeting with derision, across the political board. It has been seen more as a political stunt to cover for months of pretending the 'fundamentals of the economy are strong.'
