Jan 10
2013
Kevin Connor, director of the Buffalo-based Public Accountability Initiative, is quoted in a New York Times story about the dubious role some Washington insiders are playing in the deficit reduction debate.
Jan 10
2013
So much for one of the world’s most expensive health care systems. A report from the Guardian.
Jan 8
2013
James Northrup used to be an oil investor in Texas before he moved to Cooperstown and became an activist against hydrofracking. Ecowatch produced this interview with Northrup, in which he talks about some of the environmental dangers of drilling for natural gas.
Jan 2
2013
An analysis of Senate and House voting patterns dating to the 1870s shows that, over the past 40 years, Democrats haven’t gotten more liberal, but Republicans have voted much more conservatively. An analysis by Daily Kos based on research done by the Guardian.
Dec 31
2012
It’s a story that hasn’t been picked up yet by mainstream news outlets in the U.S., but the Guardian and Daily Kos are reporting on documents that show the FBI and major banks worked with local police to crack down on the Occupy Wall Street movement lasted year.
Dec 31
2012
A “by the numbers” review by ProPublica finds so-called gun rights groups far outspend organizations that advocate gun control.
Dec 17
2012
ProPublica has assembled summaries and links to 10 stories about gun rights, trafficking and regulation.
Dec 16
2012
Mother Jones has an excellent package of stories on the rise of mass shootings and the rollback of gun control protections.