Monday’s news that yet another solar company that received Energy Department backing is filing for bankruptcy protection at first looked like the Obama administration had funded another expensive loser. But unlike Solyndra’s high-profile and costly flameout, this …
By Maggie Silver If you’ve been following our blog, you’ve probably figured out we’re big fans of zombies. While we know zombies are fictional, they tie in so well with another topic we’re deeply invested in, emergency preparedness, that it seems like …
PITTSBURGH — Southern Mississippi’s first NCAA tournament appearance in 21 years ended with a loss to Kansas State and an apology from the school’s president about chants by members of the school’s pep band. Several members chanted “where’s …
One afternoon, Tiffany ducked her head out of the door to the garage and spotted Taylor, in his canary yellow nuclear-technician’s coveralls, watching a pool of liquid spreading across the concrete floor. “Tay, it’s time for supper.” “I think I& …
Plus two city-slickers wander into the zombpocalypse Okay, zombie-lovers! Walking Dead is back, for what really ought to be a jam-packed second half of the second season, since the first half was just a never-ending quest for a little girl who turned out to be right under the …
A US Marine sniper team posed with a flag emblazoned with the symbol of the Nazi SS while on duty in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has admitted. A photograph leaked onto the internet showed the heavily-armed troops crouching in front of the banner as it hu …
Bain Capital profited from a steel company that got them, and he used them to attract business when he governed Massachusetts January 12, 2012|By Matea Gold, Melanie Mason and Tom Hamburger, Washington Bureau Reporting from Washington — As Mitt Romney defends his record …
Along with all the festivities surrounding the anniversary of explorer Robert Falcon Scott's reaching the South Pole on 17 January 1912, Antarctic researchers are at the edge of their seats waiting for news that will merit another celebration.
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The White House announced today from Hawaii that President Obama had signed into law a major defense policy bill, but Mr.
Your indulgent parenting is spawning a generation of entitled hipster brats.
A pair of new studies suggests a correlation between intelligence and a thirst for alcohol.
Published on Friday, July 1, 2011 by CommonDreams.org by Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap
The circus Roger Ailes created at Fox News made his network $900 million last year. But it may have lost him something more important: the next election. By Gabriel Sherman Published May 22, 2011
Crowds have gathered at Wall Street, as unions are protesting both greed and Mayor Bloomberg today. Fittingly, someone has painted or affixed anarchy symbols on the Wall Street Bull's side and, uh, genitals.
The CIA's invention of Facebook has saved the government millions of dollars [VIDEO].
By STAFF REPORTER Published: 17 Feb 2011 A MYSTERIOUS 'monster' - dubbed Bow-nessie - appears to have been caught on camera for the first time.
Posted Friday, January 28, 2011 12:15 PM | By David Weigel Omid Malekan, the man behind the Xtranormal video on Quantitative Easing that went viral last year, has released his sequel: Two animals explaining the bank bailout. Click here to watch the Video on YouTube
Republicans Not Only Forced Obama and the Democrats to Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts for the Super-Rich, They Also Blocked an Extension of Obama's Little-Known 2009 'Making Work Pay' Tax Credit for the Middle Class, Resulting in Smaller Paychecks Since the Start of the Year -- and Con …
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The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley First Posted: 12-13-10 04:51 PM | Updated: 12-13-10 04:51 PM In response to concerns it's become a means of radical promotion, YouTube has now added an option for flagging content that is terrorist in nature.
David Knowles | AOL News surge Desk (Oct. 12) -- They're not mad as hell, and they plan to politely let you know about it at even-tempered gatherings across the country.
By NORMAN ANDERSON & WILL MARSHALL | 9/30/10 12:16 PM EDT
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 General Motors has given $90,500 to candidates in the current election cycle, according to the Federal Election Commission.
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Matt Taibbi: Journalists Do Not Think Election Will Be Close, Only Say So To ‘Sell Advertising’ | Mediaite
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