An Inside Story of Wall Street Bank Crashes

"After his stint on Wall Street, Michael Lewis wrote Liar’s Poker, a famous book that gave an inside story of the high-rolling Wall Street of the 80’s, with its exorbitant salaries and careless handling of...

Anger Marks Beginning, Joy Marks End of Bush Regime

"On the cold, rainy inauguration day of 2001, angry crowds lined the parade route to jeer the new president, who had gained the office by the Supreme Court quashing a vote count. “Hail to the thief!” yelled the...

Springsteen: We are at the crossroads.

" In Cleveland yesterday, 80,000 persons packed in and around Mall C for a rally for Barack Obama where Bruce Springsteen played and sang some songs. After the sing-along “This Land is Your Land”, Springsteen...

Found Unethical in Reality, Palin Spins Fantasy

" The investigator into the firing of Alaska’s Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan by Governor (and Republican vice presidential candidate) Sarah Palin issued his report Friday last week.x1 The firing came...

How to Vote in Ohio 2008

2008-09-30:"Some Ohio citizens may find it easier to vote this election thanks to recent rulings that blocked two Republican tries at vote suppression. In one case, Republicans challenged same day registration and...

Three Quick Howlers from John McCain

"Lately, John McCain has been serving up some real howlers—claims ridiculously out of kilter with his record—all delivered with a straight face. Here is one of the howlers from his acceptance speech at the...

Kucinich: Go from Down to Up

" Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) gave a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening. He voiced a call for America on election day to vote her own best interests. Though a stalwart of...

McCain Neck-Deep in K Street Sewer

" Earlier this year, John McCain tried to defend the fact that his presidential campaign was jam-packed with lobbyists: " [T]hey’re honorable people, and I’m proud to have them as part of my team. " " ......

Lorain County Parks Adds Boat Trail

"This summer, Lorain County (Ohio) Metro Parks will add a 27-mile (43 km) -long water trail for canoes, kayaks and other paddle boats.x1 The trail starts at the park system’s Vermilion River Reservation, goes down...

Facts Shatter Global Warming Denier Claims

"Global warming climate change is happening.x20 A major cause of it is the burning of fossil fuels. The effects of it will be severe and damaging. We are already seeing some effects in extreme weather events,...

Venture to Light Africa with Dirt Power

"“For all the Pan-Africanism of the last four decades,” said Hugo Van Vuuren, “it is quite rare to have young students from South, East, and West Africa, in the same room without a soccer ball somehow...

Boston Tea Party Hit Corporate Monopoly

"The Boston Tea Party was a direct action against a corporate monopoly that led to the birth of the United States. The raiders of the Tea Party pledged silence for 50 years. One of them, George R. T. Hewes, lived...

Cheney, McCain Give Happy Talk in Sad Country

"U.S. Vice President Cheney, a major architect of the Bush regime’s invasion and occupation of Iraq, visited Baghdad Monday, and gave this assessment: " So if you reflect back on those five years, I think...

Bush Gang Cuts Down Sheriff of Wall Street

"The big news story of the past week was that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had been patronizing prostitutes, and, in the glare of the media spotlight, quickly gave up his office.x40 But evidence points to a...