| Jul 10, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyThe beauty of our country’s present system of government is that anyone is perfectly free to buy a member of Congress. Isn’t that what democracy is all about? Take the Koch brothers. Of course, these multibillionaire industrialists prefer to buy everything...
| Jul 9, 2014 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Tracy Fernandez Rysavy explains why Dominion’s plans to export natural gas from Cove Point, Maryland would be a fracking boondoggle and Jim Hightower skewers Walgreen’s corporate bosses for writing a sick prescription. Do you want...
| | Environment / HealthA few years ago, Tammy Manning and her family moved to Franklin Forks, Pennsylvania, 10 miles from the New York state border. Unbeknownst to her, energy companies had started ramping up natural gas drilling operations near her home. When WPX Energy opened up two...
| | Rights / DemocracyRepresentative Spencer Bachus stands out among conservatives. Representing Alabama’s 6th district, he’s built his political reputation as a supporter of fiscal responsibility, limited government and constitutional rights — with special attention to the...
| | Rights / DemocracyResidents of Lawrence, Massachusetts — a city of more than 77,000 people 30 miles north of Boston — can finally do something that many people take for granted: ride a bus downtown. As the Eagle-Tribune in the nearby town of North Andover reported, before July 1 you...
