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BP makes last attempts to control oil spill

British energy giant BP continues to face hurdles in its way to siphon off oil that is coming out of its ruptured wellhead. New threat is in the form of tar balls and other types of debris from the oil that has spread over the region’s shoreline.
The company has made new attempts to [...]

Sheldon Filger: Obama Versus JFK on Corporate Greed: A Telling Comparison

In the past six months, President Obama has revealed his towering intellect, basic decency and sophisticated world view. However, we have yet to observe the toughness and passion required to take on the forces that drove the U.S. and global economy into a ditch.

Jon Robin Baitz: It’s Hard to Be an American

Who amongst us can say we’re actually doing the hard work of being an American?