The 2008 financial crisis was an “avoidable” disaster caused by widespread failures in government regulation, corporate mismanagement and heedless risk-taking by Wall Street, according to … Avoidable crisisRead more
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Posted inLaw / ToMl / USA Empire
American judicial system
Hot Coffee, a documentary that premiered at Sundance. the film’s director, Susan Saladoff. She spent 25 years as a public interest lawyer representing victims of … American judicial systemRead more
Posted inNews / Politics / USA Empire
News
20,000 Vets and Military Personnel Lose Homes in Foreclosure Crisis USA Today is reporting more than 20,000 veterans, active-duty troops and reservists who took out … NewsRead more
Posted inToMl / Transportation
Windshield perspective of a Pulitzer-winner
Pedestrian advocates sometimes talk about an attitude called “windshield perspective.” That’s the point of view people develop when their ass is planted firmly in the … Windshield perspective of a Pulitzer-winnerRead more
Posted inEgypt / International / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Too valuable for the Empire
The official U.S. response to events unfolding in Egypt has been mixed. For days, the Obama administration has refused to call for President Mubarak to … Too valuable for the EmpireRead more
Posted inEgypt / Politics / Social / Technology / ToMl
Narus in Egypt
What we’re seeing is the same technology that has enabled freedom movements around the world is also being used to target and track down political … Narus in EgyptRead more
Posted inEconomics / News / Oil
News
Chernobyl safety structure short of funds A shelter to cover and secure the wreckage of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is only half funded and … NewsRead more
Posted inEgypt / International / Internet / Politics / Social
People’s revolution
Beginning this afternoon, shortly after (former) president Ben Ali fled Tunisia, I started getting calls about the effect of social media on the Tunisian uprising. … People’s revolutionRead more
Posted inHuman right / Law / ToMl
Hot Coffee
The documentary Hot Coffee premiered at Sundance Film Festival. It tells the story of Stella Liebeck. She was 79 years old. She made national headlines … Hot CoffeeRead more
Posted inMultimedia / Pesticide / Pollution
Whats the problem with bees?
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