Gulf Watch
June 25, 2007 -
Federal agencies responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita doled out more than $2.4 billion in contracts that guaranteed profits for big companies, according to an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, a Washington-based investigative journalism nonprofi
June 22, 2007 -
A former accounting executive with Halliburton Inc. says the company engaged in illegal accounting practices, ignored his warnings about them, and then retaliated against him when he took his concerns to federal authorities.
June 20, 2007 -
The U.S. Social Forum that opens next week in Atlanta is expected to draw 20,000 activists together from across the country to build movement for change.
June 18, 2007 -
We reported here last month about concerns expressed by the new National Hurricane Center director that higher-ups were wasting millions on questionable public-relations efforts while sh
June 15, 2007 -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency might have allowed -- even encouraged -- big insurance corporations to rip off taxpayers after Hurricane Katrina. But it certainly won't let John and Jane Q. Storm Victim get any more than they're due.
