Scott Walker, the union-busting governor of Wisconsin may not see trouble coming. But that may be because with one million signatures that came in yesterday for his recall he may be experiencing somewhat limited visibility.
Tonight on PBS’ Frontline (check your local listing) we see a report on the effects of an earthquake here in the US somewhere near a nuclear power plant, which is now a stark prospect after the spectacle of Fukushima. In New York the Indian Point plant has been criticized as insecure for years. … Read more
In the United States today there are at least 5,000 children in foster care because their parents were deported or have been arrested due to irregular immigration status, according to a recent report prepared by the Applied Research Center, a New York organization that promotes social and racial justice. This piece by Salvadoran artist Gabriela … Read more
On the day we remember him, his spirit remembers us. And this spirit walks in our country today, wherever the light of justice needs to be shone. It would most certainly be at the “Occupy” places all over the world. Apropos of that we are thankful to Bill Moyers for returning to weekly journalism. On … Read more
The ongoing negotiations to create an environment for withdrawal from Afghanistan have become an important goal. The troops report sharing these concerns.
