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Published by Roger Snyder
Dec
29
The Associated Press Monday, December 29, 2008 EDITOR’S NOTE – In Africa, children of the poor are commodities, often traded like cows or donkeys by adults who value their labor. This story on child maids is the third in an occasional series on the exploitation of African children. Each story stands on its own. IRVINE, [...]
Dec
25
2.6 Million Cubic Yards of Toxic Coal Ash Slurry Released in Tennessee Dike Burst
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by Matthew McDermott, New York, NY An environmental disaster of epic proportions just happened in Tennessee. Monday night 2.6 million cubic yards (the equivalent of 525.2 million gallons, 48 times more than the Exxon Valdez spill by volume) of coal ash sludge broke through a dike of a 40-acre holding pond at TVA’s Kingston coal-fired [...]
Dec
23
Observer.com: by Katharine Jose on December 23, 2008 It wasn’t all that long ago that supporting nuclear power as a Democrat in New York State was an easy way to lose an election. “In 1992 I was in a three-way race for the State Assembly,” said Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, whose opponents in that race were [...]
Dec
21
Destroying What the UAW Built
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Harold Meyerson, in the Washington Post: In 1949, a pamphlet was published that argued that the American auto industry should pursue a different direction. Titled “A Small Car Named Desire,” the pamphlet suggested that Detroit not put all its bets on bigness, that a substantial share of American consumers would welcome smaller cars that cost [...]
Dec
21
By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer Jason Straziuso, Associated Press Writer AP – Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm., speaks during a press conference at a U.S … KABUL, Afghanistan – The top U.S. military officer said Saturday that the Pentagon could double the number of American forces in Afghanistan by next summer [...]
