Speaking up for sex abuse victims
I was interested in July 31 news reports that the church's pastor, Jack Schaap, was fired for having sexual relationships with a minor.
Wind farm impact on wildlife debated
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft habitat conservation plan for the Criterion Wind Project - a 70-megawatt clean energy facility.
Protesters tell Goldman Sachs: Stop immoral “swap”
Oakland residents gathered to support the demand that the giant end a 14-year-old interest rate swap that has cost the city millions.
Texas elections hinge, so far, on big money
If one were to believe the commercial media coverage, it would hard to get around the conclusion that Texas voters are lazy, mean, and not very bright.
Study: “Good jobs” in America on the decline
The share of "good jobs" in the U.S. economy declined from 27.4 percent to 24.6 percent since 1979, a new report by two labor economists says.
Can an India-style blackout happen in America?
He noted that it was only nine years ago that a massive blackout shut the lights off across one quarter of the North American continent.
Romney lags among Jewish voters, offends Palestinians too
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney travelled to Israel hoping to win support among Jewish Americans, but it looks as if U.S. Jewish voters will go heavily for Obama.
AFL-CIO: Walesa didn't speak for Polish workers at Romney meeting
The largest labor federation in the U.S. is warning Polish communities nationwide that Lech Walesa's meeting with Mitt Romney in Poland this week did not have the support of Polish unions or the labor movement here in America.
New Haven Rising is launched
The cafeteria at Career High School was overflowing with neighbors of all ages from all parts of New Haven, Black, Latino, and White greeting each other with excitement.
In Israel, Romney flubs on health care
In yet another foot-in-mouth blunder, Mitt Romney today praised Israel's health care system for its financial efficiency, suggesting the U.S. should follow its example.
