Pro-worker Rep. Moore personalizes rape in speech
Moore provided explicit details as well as earnestness.
Thai house raid reveals ongoing attacks on wildlife
Thailand's developed infrastructure, in combination with substandard law enforcement, typically makes for almost effortless smuggling.
Human Rights Watch issues stinging indictment on conditions here
The report amounts to a stinging indictment of the United States in the area of labor rights.
Global effort develops to save sharks
Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., signed legislation Oct. 7 to ban the possession or sale of shark fins in California, which may save countless sharks.
Furious reaction to U.S. gun exporting scheme
Public opinion on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border is reacting angrily to a program called Operation Fast and Furious, through which the ATF deliberately allowed thousands of automatic weapons to be smuggled into Mexico
How to watch Al Jazeera in the US
People all over the world have had their eyes on Egypt the past ten days because of the dramatic events unfolding there. Al Jazeera, the Doha, Qatar-based satellite news network has been a key way for the world to access live footage.
Former FBI agent warns of government spying abuse
Surveillance policies of the FBI and other domestic intelligence agencies are "totally un-American and against the values Americans hold dear," said former undercover agent Michael German.
TSA airport checks: making sense of the furor
Civil liberties advocates, libertarians and some passengers are protesting new airport security screening procedures, while some are skeptical about the furor.
Supporting immigrants' rights is not political suicide
The Republican Party is spouting vile hatred for immigrants, especially those who have dark skins but don't have papers.
Too fat to fight
Science Daily reported recently on new analysis by Cornell University has uncovered a major threat to U.S. national security.
