| Jul 30, 2012 | Environment / HealthAs fires raged in Arizona last summer, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discovered the culprits. “There is substantial evidence,” the former Republican presidential candidate told reporters, “that some of these fires have been caused by people who have...
| | Peace / SecurityDrones are President Barack Obama’s weapon of choice in the War on Terror. Since taking office, he has ordered over 280 drone strikes in Pakistan alone. That’s more than eight times as many as George W. Bush authorized and doesn’t even count the...
| | Rights / DemocracyWhen President Barack Obama announced in April that the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was finally going into effect, he assured the public that “[t]his agreement is a win for both our countries. It’s a win for our workers…because of the...
| | Rights / DemocracyIf there were ever any hope that the Supreme Court’s right wing would temper its assault on clean elections laws, that hope recently slipped away. In a five-four decision issued at the end of June, the Court’s conservative majority — the same five...
| Jul 23, 2012 | Environment / HealthThe Olympic Games can draw unexpected visitors. Remember the Jamaican bobsled team? This year, it’s the delegation from nowhere. Beginning in the games’ opening week, residents along the rocky coast of southwest England will meet Nowhereisland. No — what?...
