There has been a controversy revolving around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in regards towards its handling of Hurricane Katrina back in 2005 where it ravaged the Gulf Coast. On a side note, during the Democratic Primary race in Mississippi, the issue of post-Katrina recovery was on the mind of most of the voters […]
Hunger Striker Hospitalized, Others Rally on Capitol Hill
by Mike Hall This morning, Christopher Glory, in the eighth day of a water-onlyhunger strike to demand the U.S. government put an end to the abuses in a visa program that workers’ rights advocates liken to human trafficking, was rushed to a Washington, D.C., hospital for strike-related health problems. A spokesman for the New Orleans Workers’ Center for […]
After passing dubious policies world leaders play Blame Game over Food Crisis
The world is facing a food crisis which is effecting everyone from Japan to America taking inflation to unbearable levels in developed and developing economies alike with the poor countries suffering the most with riots and unrest. But more than anything the leaders around the world seem more interested in one question – Who Is […]
Interview: Anne Bryant, Wealthy and On the Edge
I had the honor of becoming good friends with Anne Bryant this past Autumn, when I unknowingly defended her against a personal verbal assault at online “people’s media” giant Associated Content. Anne is the daughter of a former Walt Disney Corp. VP, an ambitious and highly successful business woman, and a very interesting and intelligent […]
McCain Blasts The Quality Of Post-Katrina Recovery
While touring the damage that Hurricane Katrina caused New Orleans, Louisiana during 2005, the presumed Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona had attacked all levels of government. Hurricane Katrina was a Category Five hurricane that ravaged the United States’ Gulf Coast. Louisiana and Mississippi were devastated. So far, many parts of Mississippi are […]
Indian Workers Demand Major Changes in Guest Worker Program
by James Parks Chanting, “All the way to the White House!” and carrying signs, saying “I Am A Man,” more than 70 Indian guest workers rallied at the White House gates Monday in a cold rain to demand fundamental changes in the nation’s guest worker program, which business interests want to expand. They also want a congressional […]