New-Orleans & Port-au-Prince: Two Tales Of Government Failures

Today, after the Super Bowl win by the Saints  is a day of celebration in New-Orleans. Four and half years after Katrina ran amok on the Crescent City in 2005, New-Orleans is still very much in need not only of a moral boost but also of  an economic one. When the...

Preaching to the Choir

Progressives are not dealing with many issues, but rather one single issue that manifests itself in multiple ways. With this in mind, it is important to reaffirm our messages to each other to keep everyone motivated and on the same page in our push for real change and reform...

The First Rain Since The Earthquake Falls In Port-au-Prince

Rain started falling in Port-au-Prince at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday. The rain is hard at times and it is the first of the rainy season. NGO's, government agencies, and the UN had been worried about the rain since most earthquake survivors are living in tents. ...

Behind Palin: Fox News & Bush’s “Brains” Are Hiding In Plain Sight

Note: On the second photograph you can see Sarah Palin’s “key talking points” written on her left hand. Energy, Tax Cuts & Lift America Spirit. This week-end, Sarah Palin was crowned queen of the so called “Tea Party Movement”. It seemed so real that the respectable BBC reported on it tonight....

G7 To Cancel Haiti’s $1.2 Billion Outstanding Debt

The G7  group, which includes the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Japan, announced late today that they will cancel Haiti’s $ 1.2 billion outstanding unilateral debt. Increasing pressure to do so were coming from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and also from various NGOs, notably UK based...