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Will Latino voters fully flex their voting power in 2012? 10 Aug 2012 | 11:18 pm
Latinos are a fast-growing electoral force -- but will they realize their political potential in November? read more
INSTITUTE INDEX: The party conventions' extraordinary security 10 Aug 2012 | 10:41 pm
In light of planned protests, the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. and Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. will be taking unprecedented security measures. read mor...
Mysterious environmental disaster unfolding in Louisiana bayou community atop gas storage caves 9 Aug 2012 | 11:53 pm
Bayou Corne in Assumption Parish has been evacuated after a massive sinkhole opened up last week following months of mysterious bubbling, rumblings and a strong diesel smell. The community sits atop a...
Lawsuit seeks better regulation of oil spill dispersants 8 Aug 2012 | 11:52 pm
The unprecedented use of chemical dispersants following BP's Gulf disaster led to complaints of health problems among cleanup workers and local residents. A coalition of groups is now suing the EPA in...
Lacking contracts, New Orleans teachers use old-school tactics 8 Aug 2012 | 10:31 pm
After Katrina, New Orleans fired all 7,500 of its teachers. The firings were recently ruled illegal, but teachers won't get their jobs back. Instead, the union is fighting for teachers and students th...
Southern leaders fiddle while coasts threatened with drowning 8 Aug 2012 | 12:20 am
As sea levels rise due to global warming, politicians across the hard-hit South are blocking efforts to address the problem. read more
Sikh temple shooter was an Army veteran, white-power musician with NC ties 7 Aug 2012 | 12:54 am
Reportedly a psy ops specialist, Wade Michael Page was also a frustrated neo-Nazi and the leader of a racist white-power band based in North Carolina. read more
The risks of being employed 6 Aug 2012 | 10:41 pm
The number of workplaces with egregiously bad safety records has doubled in the past year. OSHA's effort to focus on these employers is laudable -- but is it enough? read more
Nissan workers seek fair shake in Mississippi plant 3 Aug 2012 | 10:54 pm
UAW President Bob King says organizing foreign-owned auto plants is make-or-break for the shrinking union. A Mississippi Nissan plant where temps are a quarter of the workforce is the UAW's first Sout...
Video documents miner, state police harassment of mountaintop removal protesters in West Virginia 3 Aug 2012 | 03:54 am
Activists are calling for a federal investigation of alleged police brutality and harassment of mountaintop removal protesters following a nonviolent action at a West Virginia mine last week. read mo...
