In this July 27, 2011 file photo, the sun shines over a Range Resources well site in Washington, Pa. The company is one of many drilling into the Marcellus Shale layer deep underground and “fracking” the area to release natural gas. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) A truck traveling from a hydraulic fracturing site set off […]
In this July 27, 2011 file photo, the sun shines over a Range Resources well site in Washington, Pa. The company is one of many drilling into the Marcellus Shale layer deep underground and “fracking” the area to release natural gas. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) A truck traveling from a hydraulic fracturing site set off […]
A closed office at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Top U.S. lawmakers are reportedly discussing behind closed doors the possibility of exempting congressional staffers and aides from provisions of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are once again causing a […]
A closed office at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Top U.S. lawmakers are reportedly discussing behind closed doors the possibility of exempting congressional staffers and aides from provisions of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are once again causing a […]
Majority Leader Eric Cantor from Virginia, left, winks as he talks on the phone while walking to the floor of the House on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Washington. Leglslation supported by the Majority Leader was pulled from the House floor Wednesday after facing opposition from conservative activists. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) On Wednesday, […]
Majority Leader Eric Cantor from Virginia, left, winks as he talks on the phone while walking to the floor of the House on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Washington. Leglslation supported by the Majority Leader was pulled from the House floor Wednesday after facing opposition from conservative activists. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) On Wednesday, […]
Thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, as unions staged a general strike to protest the government’s spending cuts and tax hikes, which some predict will push unemployment to a stunning 30 percent this year. As Greece’s economy continues its downward spiral, reports now tell of children […]
Thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, as unions staged a general strike to protest the government’s spending cuts and tax hikes, which some predict will push unemployment to a stunning 30 percent this year. As Greece’s economy continues its downward spiral, reports now tell of children […]
Farea Al-Muslimi, from Sana’a,Y emen, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights hearing entitled: “Drone Wars: The Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killing.” (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) “The drone strikes are the face of America to many Yemenis,” said […]
Farea Al-Muslimi, from Sana’a,Y emen, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights hearing entitled: “Drone Wars: The Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killing.” (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) “The drone strikes are the face of America to many Yemenis,” said […]
Frederick Reese Since the 2008-2009 financial crash, the U.S. stock market has more than doubled in value. Since the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) bottomed out March 2009 at 6,547.05, it has risen to a near-record-breaking 14,075.37, as of Wednesday. For the wealthiest tier of society, the economy is in a boom cycle, with personal and […]
Frederick Reese Since the 2008-2009 financial crash, the U.S. stock market has more than doubled in value. Since the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) bottomed out March 2009 at 6,547.05, it has risen to a near-record-breaking 14,075.37, as of Wednesday. For the wealthiest tier of society, the economy is in a boom cycle, with personal and […]
New York City’s mayoral race has become a race to the bottom, as candidates vie for the lowest expectations and refuse to accept “frontrunner” labels. Pictured, the New York City Hall. (Photo/Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons) With Anthony Weiner considering a bid for mayor, the field is starting to look crowded – and not […]
New York City’s mayoral race has become a race to the bottom, as candidates vie for the lowest expectations and refuse to accept “frontrunner” labels. Pictured, the New York City Hall. (Photo/Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons) With Anthony Weiner considering a bid for mayor, the field is starting to look crowded – and not […]
