This was the week of Rand Paul–he made headlines for winning a runoff in Kentucky Tuesday and is again in the news. Paul called Obama “un-American” for trying to hold BP accountable for the Gulf Coast oil spill. At least his comments makes him great fodder for Twitter. It was also the week of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle’
Immigration Advocates Escalate Civil Disobedience in Seattle,WA
In the Northwest of the nation, the Washington Immigration Reform Coalition (WIRC) is joining in on the escalation of civil disobedience to push for immigration reform. There is widespread frustration that we are approaching the end of May without a viable bill for comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate, and toward unresponsive local politicians, like [...]
Scientists: Size Of Oil Spill Vastly Underestimated
From the NY Times: Two weeks ago, the government put out a round estimate of the size of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico: 5,000 barrels a day. Repeated endlessly in news reports, it has become conventional wisdom. But scientists and environmental groups are raising sharp questions about that estimate, declaring that the [...]










