PFAW suggests constitutional amendment needed to overturn Corporations United decision In its response to the Supreme Court’s “Corporations United” decision, People for the American Way
LaunchIn the context of election to public office, the distinction between corporate and human speakers is significant. Although they make enormous contributions to our society,
LaunchRemember that estate tax debate? Most of us have heard of it but this turns out to be an incredibly narrow issue that only helps
LaunchSatan responds to Pat Robertson
Satan responds to Pat Robertson Apparently, the devil is none too happy with theocon Pat Robertson’s assertion that Haiti’s suffering is due to a pact
LaunchChinese audiences were quick to see Avatar as an “allusion to the exploitation of China’s weak by the powerful, the poor by the rich”. Specifically,
LaunchLeno: Conan and I didn’t make this mess, NBC did
Leno: Conan and I didn’t make this mess, NBC did Jay Leno provides straightforward account of how NBC executives made a complete mess of primetime
LaunchNew rules to be introduced by government decree will require people who upload videos onto the Internet to obtain authorization from the Communications Ministry similar
LaunchMeet the Hypocrites: Janea Holmquist
Working families just aren’t suffering enough. Well, that’s how extremist Republican Janea Holmquist (R-Ardent Tea Partier) sees it, anyway. She’s prime sponsored a bill (SB
LaunchA United States Army lieutenant colonel carries a wounded Haitian girl to a care center after being airlifted from Port-au-Prince by a Coast Guard HC-130
Launch[The Chinese government’s] end game is to extract as much technology out of American companies as they can, transfer that to their own companies and,
LaunchVisa, American Express waive fees for Haiti donations
Visa, American Express waive fees for Haiti donations For a limited time only, two of the nation’s major credit card processing exchanges are waiving or
LaunchI’ve faced financial hardship, but I’ve never balanced my budget by throwing my kids out of the house. — Unnamed citizen advocate who testified in
LaunchU.S. Coast Guard forces transfer patients airlifted out of Haiti to hospital personnel at Guantanomo Bay, Cuba, for stabilization before transport to Miami. (Photo: Chief
LaunchSeeking a consumer culture revolution
Seeking a consumer culture revolution A new report from the Worldwatch Institute, State of the World 2010, subtitled Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability, explains
LaunchWA-08 on DCCC watchlist
WA-08 on DCCC watchlist Some more good news for Suzan DelBene. According to the Democratic Congressional Coordinated Campaign, her race is one of the top
LaunchCitizen-owned cooperatives seeing job growth
Citizen-owned cooperatives seeing job growth A story on AlterNet highlights the vibrancy of cooperatives, which don’t outsource jobs because they are owned by their own
LaunchI have been in Oregon, I’ve only talked to a few people on the phone. But there are a number of people upset with the
Launchwith the issue of climate change becoming ever more urgent and a growing recognition that economic growth does not make people any happier, there are
Launchcooperation is very much alive, and more, is widespread, being found in a multitude of living beings from the cells of a multicellular organism to
LaunchBusinessWeek profiles Everett’s innovative Providence Medical Center
BusinessWeek profiles Everett’s innovative Providence Medical Center The latest issue of BusinessWeek offers a compelling look inside one of Washington State’s largest hospitals, which has
LaunchThey were eating this canned tuna because the fish that swam in their river, which had fed these proud people for millennia, were dead… “remediation”
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