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2 Years After Upper Big Branch Disaster, Coal Baron Blankenship Is Gone. What Else Has Changed?

Bruce Vail, In These Times. April 4, 2012.

As families of dead miners mark the second anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, there is little consolation in the way of improved safety laws or reforms.

Is Democracy as We Know It on Its Way Out?

Frank Viviano, New America Media. August 15, 2011.

A decade ago, only paranoid alarmists would have posed that question.

 Today, it may be an expression of cold, brutal realism. 



Conservative Columnist: Suggesting American Troops Abroad Are 'Foreigners' Is a Grievous Insult

D. Aristophanes, Sadly, No!. July 4, 2009.

Personally, I would have gone with 'impudent ingrate.’

Sodomy Laws Are Rooted in British Colonialism

Nergui Manalsuren, IPS News. December 26, 2008.

In many countries, conservatives claim homosexuality came from the colonizing West. In fact, it's homophobia that's a legacy of Western colonialism.

Let's Take a Moment to Give Howard Dean the Credit He Deserves

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 6, 2008.

Take a bow, gov.

Sex and Religion: Not Just a History of Repression

Arthur Versluis, American Sexuality Magazine. October 3, 2008.

From antiquity on, there were people in the West who held that spirituality and sexuality were not necessarily mortal enemies.

The West Takes Center Stage in National Politics

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 8, 2008.

From energy policy to health care reform, the West is where America's political future will be forged.

Watering the West: Growth Stops When the Water Runs Out

Sarah Bates, Science Progress. June 17, 2008.

The failure to connect land-use and water planning may have far-reaching and increasingly unacceptable consequences.

Are We Ready for Water Shortages in Western States?

Sarah Bates, Science Progress. May 19, 2008.

Global warming is already affecting water in western states. The EPA has some proposals on what to do, but will they be enough?

Islamophobic Gibberish Taints U.S. Media Discourse on Middle East

Rami Khouri, Middle East Online. March 11, 2008.

It's the "Yellow Peril" all over again.

Kanye West: "I Have a Hard Time Believing Bush Cares About Anyone" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, September 24, 2007.

The outspoken rap star defends and expands on his memorable outburst following Hurricane Katrina.

Mos Def, Cornel West and Bill Maher Discuss 9/11 Skepticism [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, September 12, 2007.

"I don't believe those mother f--ckers went to the moon either but that's just me," says Mos Def.

High-Minded Hip-Hop Any Progressive Can Enjoy

Adam Howard, August 14, 2007.

Cornel West teams up with artists like Prince and Talib Kweli to release a rap album that paints a powerful portrait of life in Dubya's America.

Too Much Self-Esteem Can Be Bad for Your Child

Andrew Lam, New America Media. July 10, 2007.

American schools stress self-esteem as the stepping stone to academic achievement. But students from Asian cultures, which place little stock in self-esteem, seem to do better than their American counterparts in school.

Mitt \'Not Concerned with the Very Poor\' Romney Visits West Philly, Gets Lesson in Keeping it Real

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.

Paranoid Style: Allen West Thinks AOL-Huffpo Merger Will Lead to Suppression of Conservatives Online

Steve M., December 31, 1969.