Legislation Watch: Fighting Hunger in Schools Legislation Watch: Fighting Hunger in Schools
As the economy continues to hemorrhage jobs, Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota is introducing legislation to increase eligibility for free school lunches.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Three R’s and a Why Three R’s and a Why
Civics education in schools creates young people who turn into the citizens that our democracy requires.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Harry Reid: Investigate Iraq Electrocutions Harry Reid: Investigate Iraq Electrocutions
The Senate majority leader calls on Gates and Clinton to find out if shoddy electrical work by contractors killed Adam Hermanson.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Scientific Integrity Lost on America’s Parks Scientific Integrity Lost on America’s Parks
Though Ken Salazar has vowed to clean up the mess at the Interior Department, his selection for director of the National Park Service, Jon Jarvis, only compounds it.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Tess Elliott
Factoring People Into Climate Change Factoring People Into Climate Change
More and more experts now say that climate change and population increase should be viewed together. Local politicians in developing countries often try to heat up the issue.
Sep 14, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
EPA Turns the Lights on Mountaintop Removal EPA Turns the Lights on Mountaintop Removal
An important announcement suggests that environmental justice may be coming to the Appalachian coalfields.
Sep 11, 2009 / Feature / Jeff Biggers
Palestine’s Peaceful Struggle Palestine’s Peaceful Struggle
The growing nonviolent mass movement against Israel's annexation wall is now meeting with stepped-up--and lethal--repression.
Sep 11, 2009 / Feature / Mohammed Khatib
The Death of Adam Hermanson The Death of Adam Hermanson
The family of a military contractor electrocuted in Baghdad is alleging his employer, Triple Canopy misled them about how he died.
Sep 10, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Monsanto: Playing God Monsanto: Playing God
Monsanto is dangerously re-engineering America's food supply.
Sep 10, 2009 / Feature / Kirkpatrick Sale
Obama’s CIA-on-Campus Program Obama’s CIA-on-Campus Program
Shrouded in secrecy, "intelligence officer training" conflicts with universities' commitment to openness and free inquiry.
Sep 9, 2009 / Feature / Jon Wiener