Selling the Iraq War under false pretenses
by Dan Croak
Dick Cheney sums up in 80 seconds exactly what resulted from our military actions in 2003-2007. If the administration knew this was going to happen, at the very least how could they betray the trust of the public by not giving us a fair opportunity to weigh the true costs?
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Transforming the Power Grid into the Electranet
by Dan Croak
05.01.07 | Already half a million Americans are without power for at least two hours each day, and experts warn that unless the United States makes changes to its electrical grid, more and more Americans could be left in the dark.
Keep Them Fearful
by Anna O'Leary
05.01.07 | Jon Stewart analyzes American politicians in a serious interview with Bill Moyers.
Return to New Orleans
by Dan Croak
04.30.07 | Public housing residents of New Orleans remain scattered across the country. Many want to go home but returning to the same squalid and dangerous housing projects that were isolated cauldrons of dysfunction and pathology is neither just nor humane. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is trying to make things right but a lawsuit filed by the Advancement Project, a Washington-based civil rights organization, against federal, state and city officials is holding things up.
Africa's Horn Ready to Blow
by Anna O'Leary
04.29.07 | Africa's most volatile region appears to be coming apart at the seams. New outbreaks of violence in Somalia and Ethiopia raise fears of a wider war and create a perfect haven for terrorist groups.
Thank You for Coming to New Orleans
by Rebecca Wells
02.25.07 | Bayous and swamps, oxbows and riverways. An abandoned Wal-Mart. A ruined car dealership. The lobby of Hotel Monteleone. Alcohol-slicked Pat O'Brien's bar. Bourbon Street filled with a battalion of police officers. Bacchus, Proteus, and Orpheus on St. Charles. No matter where in the Big Easy this tourist visited or what she saw, she heard the same message: "Thank you for coming to New Orleans."