Fatal NYC fire probed as possible arson
A fire that tore through a Brooklyn building that housed Guatemalan immigrants, killing at least five people, is being investigated as a possible case of arson.
‘Capitalism is evil … you have to eliminate it’
After guns and the Iraq war, Michael Moore is now taking on an entire political and economic system in his latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story. So what message does the man who once planned to become a priest have?Michael Moore has been accused of many things. Mendacity. Manipulation. Rampant egotism. Bullying a frail old [...]
Bipartisanship in action | Michael Tomasky
Item one: There was a vote in the Senate yesterday to establish pay-as-you-go budgeting principles, which are just what they sound like they are. You’d think Reps would like this sort of thing. In the past, at least four sitting GOP senators have said they support this. So what was the vote? 60-40 in support, [...]
Matthews: No regrets on ‘forgot Obama was black’ remark
The MSNBC host tells theGrio he’s surprised but untroubled by the commentary and conversation stirred up by his post-State of the Union remarks. “I don’t think people heard what I said,” Matthews insists.
Time to go Tim Geithner | Richard Adams
It’s time for Barack Obama to fire Timothy Geithner and hire a Treasury secretary who can sell his economic policiesWhen President Obama entered the chamber at the start of last night’s state of the union address, he made a beeline for Timothy Geithner and gave him a hug. The Treasury secretary looked like he needed [...]
Video: Barack Obama: ‘People are out of work, they need our help’
The US president addresses job creation, healthcare, banking reforms and party division in his first state of the union speech
Only pressure to withdraw can stop this blood price | Seumas Milne
Today Afghanistan’s occupiers will start to signal retreat. But they are sacrificing its people for Nato credibilityEight years ago, Tony Blair’s office issued a triumphant denunciation of the small minority in the media who had challenged the war on terror and the invasion of Afghanistan that launched it. Reported by the Sun as “Blair shames [...]
American pleads not guilty in Mumbai attack case
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An American pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to U.S. charges that he scouted targets for a militant Pakistani group blamed for the attack on Mumbai in 2008 that killed more than 160 people.
Cleveland house explosion injures at least 4
An explosion obliterated a home Monday afternoon, led to evacuations and injured at least four people who were nearby, Cleveland fire officials said.
Obama announces initiatives for middle class
President Barack Obama on Monday offered help for people struggling to pay bills and care for their families, appealing to a middle-class he says has been “under assault for a long time.” In a partial preview of a State of the Union address that aim…