U.S.
Obama not waiting for Congress, curbs bus and truck emissions
October 22, 2010The new plan will reduce by 20 percent heat-trapping emissions from truck and bus tailpipes.
Read moreGOP aims to suppress Latino vote
October 21, 2010A recent GOP ad urged Latinos to stay home rather than vote, but it may actually provoke a backlash and motivate Latinos to vote.
Read moreDiane Ravitch: public education in danger
October 21, 2010In decades past, education critics mainly wanted to make public schools better, but now, says educator and author Diane Ravitch, the question is, "Will public education survive"
Read moreBig biz dollars bankroll tea party racism
October 21, 2010A report released by the NAACP documents tea party groups giving "platforms to anti-Semites, racists and bigots" and cites efforts within the tea party to recruit members for white nationalist organizations.
Read more“Post-partisan” energy plan: who’s going to profit?
October 21, 2010The right-wing American Enterprise Institute and two centrist-liberal groups have announced a "post-partisan" clean energy plan - is this for real?
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