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VP Debate: Dispatch from Palin Land
ANP: At St. Louis VP debate, McCain campaign rented out a stadium to re-energize the conservative base.
American News Project: At the vice presidential debate in St. Louis, the McCain campaign rented out a stadium to re-energize the conservative base in light of Sarah Palin's recent gaffes. Despite the revival feel, zeal for Palin isn't translating in the polls. While some would argue Palin exceeded expectations, unregistered voters seem unimpressed. ANP: At St. Louis VP debate, McCain campaign rented out a stadium to re-energize the conservative base. ... more -
Last Minute Fight Against Bailout Pork
ANP: Rep. Steven LaTourette (R) Ohio proposed amendment to strip the pork from the senate bailout bill.
American News Project: Republican congressman Steven LaTourette proposed an amendment to the bailout package on Thursday, October 2, that would strip the pork out of the senate's bailout bill and limit the immediate bailout to $250 billion. LaTourette and more than a dozen colleagues who originally opposed the bill promised to vote for the bailout if the amendment was accepted. It was not. ANP: Rep. Steven LaTourette (R) Ohio proposed amendment to strip the pork from the senate bailout bill. ... more -
Smoke and CO2 - How to Spin Global Warming
ANP: On the Organized Effort to Cast Doubt on Climate Change.
Recently, it was reported that the rate of carbon dioxide emission during the last seven years exceeded even the IPCC's worst-case scenario. Both Barack Obama and John McCain have offered their support to global warming legislation in the past, but climate legislation continues to stall, as it has for more than a decade. Why? In large part, because of an expensive, prolonged propaganda campaign waged by producers of big oil. And what did they look to for inspiration? Big tobacco.
This story is aired in conjunction with the publication of the Center for Public Integrity's report, Global Warming: Heated Denials, The Organized Effort to Cast Doubt on Climate Change.
( http://www.publicintegrity.org/articles/entry/731/ ) ANP: On the Organized Effort to Cast Doubt on Climate Change. ... more -
Byron Dorgan’s Crystal Ball
Many believe the 1999 Financial Modernization Act as one of the causes of the current financial crisis.
In 1999 Congress passed the Financial Modernization Act, which allowed banks, insurance companies and investment houses to merge. Many experts point to it as one of the causes of our current financial crisis. At the time, Byron Dorgan was one of the few senators to speak out strongly against the legislation. Looking back, his predictions in 1999 seem prophetic and, looking forward, his views raise more questions about the $700 billion bailout plan. Many believe the 1999 Financial Modernization Act as one of the causes of the current financial crisis. ... more -
Is the bailout necessary?
ANP: View Point - Economist Dean Baker says we don't need the Bailout.
Dean Baker is co-director of The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). He is the author of several books including, The United States Since 1980; Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot); and The Benefits of Full Employment (with Jared Bernstein). He appears frequently on TV and radio programs, including CNN, CBS News, PBS NewsHour, and National Public Radio.
Economist Dean Baker shares his thoughts on the bailout panic during a public panel held at the Institute for Policy Studies on Sept 30, 2008. Dr. Baker is the Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC and a columnist for The Washington Post and Atlantic Monthly. ANP: View Point - Economist Dean Baker says we don't need the Bailout. ... more -
Bailout anger in the streets
ANP: While government leaders worked to solve the bailout crisis, groups of citizens took to the streets.
While government leaders worked behind closed doors to solve the bailout crisis, groups of concerned citizens took to the streets to express their anger and frustration. While some felt their voices would be heard, others felt helpless and lost. ANP: While government leaders worked to solve the bailout crisis, groups of citizens took to the streets. ... more -
House rejects bailout despite pressure
ANP: The bailout plan came to a vote in the House of Representatives, it failed by 23 votes.
The $700 billion bailout plan came to a vote in the House of Representatives after a week of intense debate. Though both Democratic and Republican leadership called on their colleagues to support the bill, it failed by 23 votes. The debate gave those in opposition a chance to voice their opposition to this historic bill, and called for renewed negotiations on the same day the stock market plunged. ANP: The bailout plan came to a vote in the House of Representatives, it failed by 23 votes. ... more -
The end of free-market fundamentalism
ANP: But is it really? And where is American capitalism headed?
Amid the chaos and chatter about this week's financial bailout, one clear theme emerged in some quarters: The era of free-market fundamentalism is over. But is it, really? ANP: But is it really? And where is American capitalism headed? ... more -
Pain on Main Street
ANP: Bailout for Wall Street, but nothing yet for homeowners on the verge of foreclosure.
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ANP: A market-based mindset
Underpinnings of the current economic meltdown and the future.
On Saturday, the Bush administration proposed what could be the largest government bailout of private industry in the history of the United States. Today, the architects of the proposal, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, will testify before the Senate banking committee. ANP caught up with Charlie Cray, Director and Policy Analyst at the Center for Corporate Policy, who spoke about the philosophical underpinnings of the current economic meltdown and his predictions for the future. Underpinnings of the current economic meltdown and the future. ... more -
McCain Tax Ads against Obama
ANP: Misleading McCain attack ads claiming Obama will raise taxes are working.
In attack ads and interviews, John McCain repeatedly claims Barack Obama will raise taxes on middle class. Though Obama's proposed tax plan would decrease taxes for most middle class voters more than McCain's, recent polls found a majority of Americans think Obama would raise their taxes. ANP traveled to Winchester in the battleground state of Virginia and found that McCain's controversial charges seem to have had an effect. ANP: Misleading McCain attack ads claiming Obama will raise taxes are working. ... more -
The Faces of the Financial Crisis
ANP Essay: About the CEOs who got very rich while their firms crumbled.
The U.S. financial system faces a grave crisis as investment giants teeter on the edge of collapse. These institutions aren't merely made of paper and percentages, though. They're led by people - people who've made some rotten decisions in recent years. Whereas we'll hear much in the coming weeks about the federal regulators who are scrambling to avert a disaster, we should also hear about the CEOs who got very rich while their firms crumbled. ANP Essay: About the CEOs who got very rich while their firms crumbled. ... more -
McCain gets the heat from antiimmigration movement
ANP: McCain flips position on immigration reform but loses friends on anti-immigration side anyway.
John McCain was an early supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, but in this presidential campaign McCain has changed his position to come down harder on the issue. Many political analysts say he did so to appease anti-immigration activists in key swing states-Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, and Nevada. But at an anti-immigration rally in Washington talk-radio hosts and activists said they wanted more promises of border enforcement from McCain before they embrace his candidacy. ANP: McCain flips position on immigration reform but loses friends on anti-immigration side anyway. ... more -
The Republican energy drill
ANP: Republicans are blaming Democrats' resistance to expanded domestic oil drilling for high gas prices.
American News Project: Energy is currently the most debated issue on Capitol Hill, and Republicans in Congress have seized the moment to stage a political coup, blaming Democratic resistance to expanded domestic oil drilling for high gas prices. Democrats have started to cave to some of the pressure. But would more drilling help anytime soon? ANP: Republicans are blaming Democrats' resistance to expanded domestic oil drilling for high gas prices. ... more -
ANP: Blood in the streets
While presidential candidates focus on foreign wars, many neighborhoods have turned into war zones.
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One Soldier's Suicide: James Jenkins
Suicides among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are reaching epidemic proportions. More than 6,000 veterans took their lives in 2005 alone, according to a study by CBS News. By some estimates, veterans are attempting suicide 1,000 times a month.
Marine Corporal James Jenkins of New Jersey was one of these unsung casualties of war. A decorated veteran of the Iraq invasion and the Battle of Najaf, he took his own life after serving 22 months overseas. His mother, Cynthia Fleming, shares his story with ANP - a tragedy that is being repeated 15 times a day in this country. Suicides among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are reaching epidemic proportions. More than 6,000 veterans took their lives in 2005 a... more -
Former Bush official defends interrogation techniques
Does a 20-hour interrogation involving “hooding” and “removal of clothing” constitute inhumane treatment? Rep. Jerrold Nadler sought answers from Douglas Feith, an architect of the Bush administration’s harsh interrogation policies. Does a 20-hour interrogation involving “hooding” and “removal of clothing” constitute inhumane treatment? Rep. Jerrold Nadler sought ... more
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Kucinich's Fight to Impeach Bush
Rep. Dennis Kucinich continued his seemingly quixotic crusade to impeach President Bush last week. But with Speaker Pelosi suggesting the House Judiciary Committee may hear his argument, Kucinich might get his day very soon. Rep. Dennis Kucinich continued his seemingly quixotic crusade to impeach President Bush last week. But with Speaker Pelosi suggesting ... more
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Iraq contractor electrocution deaths exposed
At a Senate hearing on July 11th, 2008, the mothers of two electrocuted soldiers placed the blame for their sons' deaths with KBR, the world's largest defense services company. Two former KBR electricians described mismanagement, inadequate equipment, and a "good old boy network" that puts soliders' lives at risk. At a Senate hearing on July 11th, 2008, the mothers of two electrocuted soldiers placed the blame for their sons' deaths with KBR... more
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Kids Having Babies | American News Project
Teen pregnancy is on the rise in America for the first time since 1991. One in three teenage girls in the US becomes pregnant. Recent media hype and movies like Juno give teen pregnancy a certain kind of treatment. ANP went to one health center in the Northeast of Washington, DC to explore the real thing. Teen pregnancy is on the rise in America for the first time since 1991. One in three teenage girls in the US becomes pregnant. Recent ... more
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