July 17, 2007 -
Dispatch from New Orleans Time for a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project Scott Myers-Lipton Guest Blogger
July 17, 2007 -
Alternet posted an excellent piece this week on how in the wake of Hurricane Katrina the Bush Department of Labor failed to carry out its purported mission of protecting workers' welfare. Reports Brian Beutler with the Media Consortium:
July 17, 2007 -
This afternoon, a handful of first-year Senators, all Democrats, will introduce a piece of legislation the Institute has long supported: the creation of a new "Truman Commission" to ove
July 16, 2007 -
The proponents of nuclear power often make the argument that nuclear plants are environmentally friendly because they don't emit greenhouse gas pollution. Consider for example this statement from the Web site of the Nuclear Energy Institute, a policy group that represents the nuclear power industry:
July 16, 2007 -
Houston is a fast-growing city, and it uses a lot of electricity. Most of that power has come from natural gas to date, which seemed like a good idea when prices were low. But now natural gas prices have shot through the roof, and Houston (along with Texas) consumers are paying much higher utility bills than their neighbors.
July 16, 2007 -
Former Sen. John Edwards' controversial comments in favor of limiting the number of participants in the presidential debates came after an NAACP candidates forum in which straight-talking former U.S. Sen.
July 16, 2007 -
Former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) still gets ribbing for his $175 haircuts. But when it comes to illustrating the disconnect between Edwards' man-of-the-people rhetoric and his actions, the designer 'dos aren't the worst of it.