| Apr 18, 2011 | Environment / HealthThe Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana one year ago, killing 11 crewmembers and ultimately releasing some 210 million gallons of oil. It became the largest oil disaster in American history. It could happen again. Keith Jones...
| | Rights / DemocracyI’m a volunteer blogger for the Huffington Post. I have a job writing for other entities, but I submit my work to the popular website for free to push my writing further into the blogosphere. HuffPo relies on volunteers. It has a core staff of about 150 paid...
| | Rights / DemocracyArizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s signature authorized SB 1070 a year ago, imposing a set of harsh immigration enforcement laws that purportedly sought to reduce the state’s undocumented immigrant population through officially sanctioned racial profiling. Rather...
| | Economy / BusinessRepublicans have criticized President Barack Obama for his “failure to lead,” particularly when it comes to shrinking the budget deficit. Well, the other day he led. He offered up a long-term plan for controlling the deficit while protecting programs that...
| | Economy / BusinessHere’s a bit of political trivia: Three of the goofiest, most anti-worker governors in America are named Rick. What’re the odds of that? They are Scott of Florida, Snyder of Michigan, and Perry of Texas. But all three Ricardos are in danger of being...
