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CORRUPTION-US: How Wall Street paid for its own funeral

March 5, 2009

WASHINGTON, Mar 4 (IPS) - A new report says that Wall Street has only itself to blame for the misguided deregulation that led to the current deepening financial crisis. Issued Wednesday by Essential Information and the...

Climate protesters surround Capitol coal plant

March 5, 2009

Original source: A nonviolent protest underway in Washington aims to shut down the U.S. Capitol's own coal-fired power plant to demand federal action on the deepening climate crisis. Despite snowy weather, a crowd estimated at more...

Employee Free Choice on the move

March 5, 2009 By Seth Michaels

Thanks to a strong pro-worker majority in Congress, the support of President Obama and a unified movement of union members and grassroots allies, the Employee Free Choice Act is closer to becoming a reality than ever.

Slumdog Millionaire kid to become homeless

March 4, 2009

The 10-year-old child artist of Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire , Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail may no longer be cherishing the rousing welcome he received at home a few days ago! His home is set to be razed within...

Health advocates tell Capitol Hill: go for single-payer, not Mass. plan

March 4, 2009

A packed Capitol Hill forum Feb. 25 heard a warning that national health care reform should steer clear of the problems Massachusetts has experienced with its state program. Titled “National Lessons from State Health Reform: the...