| Feb 28, 2010 | Environment / HealthFreak snowstorms plunged the nation’s capital and the rest of the mid-Atlantic United States into utter chaos in February. The federal government shut down for nearly a week, many schools turned President’s Day into an unexpected 10-day-long “snowcation,” public...
| Feb 22, 2010 | Peace / SecurityThe pioneering labor organizer Mother Jones said, “Pray for the dead, and fight like hell for the living.” That pretty much sums up Haiti’s priorities today. The nation called the “pearl of the Antilles,” back when it was the wealthiest Caribbean colony, has always...
| | Environment / HealthLet’s face it: The current system for overseeing chemicals used in consumer products is broken. Last year, Congress banned lead in children’s products. But recently, we learned that some manufacturers that phased lead out of children’s jewelry are...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThe government’s treatment of UBS banking whistleblower Brad Birkenfeld, who is credited with shattering Swiss bank secrecy and revealing massive tax evasion by Americans, has alarmed government accountability advocates nationwide. Birkenfeld is the only person...
| Feb 17, 2010 | UncategorizedWhen President Obama rolled out his proposed budget to Congress for the coming year, he said it would build “on the largest investment in clean energy in history.” But Obama’s definition of “clean energy” includes a commitment to help...
