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Last year Hurricane Katrina blasted the southern coast of the United States, devastating three states in what was considered the worst storm in US history. The response of the US government to the emergency was, by any measure, a scandal of inefficiency and bureaucratic indifference....

I am from Belarus and live in USA for one year. I wrote some articles in local newspapers about my country. I am looking for others who care- who worry and want to do something about the state of affairs in my native country. I hope you can help to me with it....

On April 1st – the fifth anniversary of the launch of the successful Taco Bell Boycott – the caravan will be joined by supporters from throughout the region for a major rally in Chicago, where they will call on the fast-food giant McDonald’s to work with the CIW and help establish real labor rights for the workers who pick tomatoes for McDonald’s suppliers....

A short article about telecom companies participating in the NSA's illegal spy scheme....

At a press conference on Thursday, Bush domestic security adviser Frances Townsend unveiled a White House report entitled “The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned.” It should come as no surprise to anyone who follows the Bush administration that the document—billed as a comprehensive review of the government’s response and a list of measures to prevent a similar debacle in the future—is a transparent cover-up....

British pop star Morrissey was quizzed by the FBI and Britain's Special Branch after he called President Bush a "terrorist".The singer said he was "baffled" to be held and interviewed by the authorities. But he was released when they realised the melancholic warbler was not a threat to the free world....

We are joined today in our Firehouse studio by Danny Schechter the News Dissector – veteran journalist, media critic and co-founder of mediachannel.org, the world’s largest online media issues network. Schechter discusses the upcoming anti-war and media protest day, dangers journalists face in Iraq, coverage of the war, and more. And we play an excerpt of his documentary "Weapons of Mass Deception."...

The resignation this week of Lawrence Summers from the post he has held for the last five years as president of Harvard has provoked an extraordinary firestorm of political controversy far from the ivied halls of what has long been considered one of the premier US universities....

This 1 minute audio clip is proof enough to warrant impeachment. This is not new news, but it's been buried by the flood of scandals. There are so many scandals, the left is continually diverted by the next big scandal. Enough of that BUllSHit. This is undeniable evidence, using Bush's own words to prove that he is lying....

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota (PPMNS) denounced the South Dakota Senate's vote to ban abortion today. PPFA and PPMNS announced they will fight the ban in court to protect Planned Parenthood patients....