None of them were alive the last time Texas was located outside the borders of the US, but they're demanding to go back to that status. They're angry at the Obama administration, frustrated with the United States, and lately - they've managed to get a bit of national attention. ...
My good friend John of Americablog has been in Paris for the last few weeks and sent me a message today. The message contained excerpts from this article in the Guardian which tells about religious extremists in Iraq who troll gay websites and chat rooms seeking to identify gay...
Charter schools in NYC are getting alot of attention over the past few years for the quality of education they are providing and the methods they use to do so. But what do we know about charter schools and how they function? My guest today is Catherine Barufaldi of...
A new congressional report reveals that in 2008 the United States further increased its already leading position as the world's biggest arms dealer. From fighter jets to machine guns and far beyond, no nation in the world comes close to the number of weapons produced by American companies and...
The bottle might look unique and the image might be of a ecological alternative style bottled water company, but is that the whole story? Investigative journalist Anna Lenzer examined Fiji Water in her recent piece for Mother Jones, looking into the details of who owns the company, their environmental...
