Category Archives: Social Issues

In Their Own Words: Occupy Oakland According to City Officials

In Their Own Words: Occupy Oakland According to City Officials

Journalists constantly struggle to go beyond the official spin and report on a deeper level about government actions. It's a daily fight, one in which we need to be ever diligent against getting snowed by officials and falling into the role

France to EU: Stop Monsanto’s Corn

France has asked the European regulators to suspend the authorization to plant Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) MON810 corn. France's ecology minister says the decision is based on studies showing GM crops "pose significant risks for the environment."

Fukushima – Worse Than Chernobyl

11 months after the Fukushima meltdown, thousands of Japanese marched in the streets to protest the continuing operation of nuclear power plants in their country, and urged a shift to renewable energy.

New York Should Make Milk, Not Prisons

Casimer Trybuskiewicz has been a dairy farmer his whole life, and his father before him was, too. He runs Casey Dairy Farm with his family in Attica, N.Y., a small town about 30 miles east of Buffalo. A short drive

The Obama Administration – Is Obama’s Environmental Base Holding Him Back?

The Obama Administration – Is Obama’s Environmental Base Holding Him Back?

Top Talkers: President Obama is pushing an alternative energy agenda on the trail, and he's criticizing the GOP field for suggesting they could offer the country gas at a lower price.Add this

Leaked Emails Expose Inner Workings of Prominent Climate Change Skeptic Organisation

Leaked Emails Expose Inner Workings of Prominent Climate Change Skeptic Organisation

The inner workings of a libertarian thinktank working to discredit the established science on climate change have been exposed by a...

Obamacare: Healthcare & Its Bill

Obamacare: Healthcare & Its Bill

In­sur­ance com­pa­nies will not be al­lowed to com­pel year­ly lim­its, life­time re­stric­tions on ben­e­fits, and all chil­dren will have the as­sur­ance of in­sur­ance (re­gard­less of any pre-?ex­ist­ing health con­di­tions). And the Pres­i­dent promis­es more of these good things in the

BP Bailout Proposal Coming Soon

BP Bailout Proposal Coming Soon

Prediction: Before the rooster crows another 60 times, BP will be seeking a government bailout. If you thought the Wall Street bailout debate was nasty, wait until you see the BP bailout debate. We will be told that

Obama Again Reminds He’s Not ‘Black’ President Obama

Obama Again Reminds He’s Not ‘Black’ President Obama

The Congressional Black Caucus got another painful reminder that President Obama is not black President Obama. In a press interview Obama bluntly said that he would not propose any special initiatives for blacks. Obama’s sharp retort was in

Harry Reid’s Hyperbolic Hyperbole: Exaggeration For Effect

Harry Reid’s Hyperbolic Hyperbole: Exaggeration For Effect

Sen. Harry Reid has redefined the concept of "exaggeration for effect" with his latest whiney screed and co-opted race baiting as a new Democrat leadership tool. According to the Majority Leader of the Senate, ANYone who does not agree the

Share