Month: August 2008

In the game of Veepstakes speculation there are still potential candidates below most people’s radar. For example, a certain governor of Oklahoma recently took time out for a quiet trip to Turkey, paid for by by the...

It saddens me to post this. My condolences to the staff, family and friends. From MSNBC LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and opened fire Wednesday, fatally shooting the state party...

If you want some idea why the Western Energy Corporations, with the full backing of the foreign policy establishment, pushed so hard for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, look no further than this Q & A with the New York...

What prompted this question? As I write this I’m tuned into VPR – Vermont Public Radio on a discussion about race and racial issues in this election. As most know, Vermont is a small rural white state with few...

On July 30, 2008, a former high-level employee of the Interior Department’s Mineral Management Service pled guilty in US District Court to the felony of violating conflict of interest laws regarding work subsequent to...