Celeste Headlee
Impressions from the 'Rally to Restore Sanity'
Celeste Headlee, host of The Takeaway, blogs about her experience at Jon Stewart's and Stephen Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear."
How banks almost always win
Many Americans are still reeling from the effects of the economy crisis, but one institution continues to insulate itself from financial problems: banks.
Americans influence Haiti's election
Candidates in Haiti's upcoming election are looking to the Haitian community in the United States for both support and money.
Dan Savage helps gay and lesbian teens deal with bullying
A new series of YouTube videos lets gay and lesbian teens know: "It gets better."
Threats facing renters in the foreclosure crisis
Homeowners aren't the only ones hurting in the foreclosure crisis. The waves of foreclosures are forcing some renters out of their homes, too.
Germany's multiculturalism dubbed a failure
German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently said that her country's guest worker program and their multicultural approach to society has failed. Experts discuss the state and
Phil Collins on pop music and going back
Music legend Phil Collins looks back on what makes great pop music and talks about his new album of covers, "Going Back."
Military contractors in Afghanistan lack supervision
The US relies heavly on private security forces for the war in Afghanistan, and some of those security workers hired to protect U.S. military bases
Closed-captioning law to change internet
A new communications law mandates closed-captioning for all video broadcast on television and then posted on the internet. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility
America can't stop wasting food
If all the food that Americans waste were measured, it would amount to the equivalent of 350 million barrels of oil a year. That's about
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Alexander Smartg (16 May, 2013 06:00:20)Outlaw employers, the modern plantation owners, hire the emminently exploitable, down-trodden all in the name of lowering the sacred "bottom line"! -
peter - stop smoking south africa (16 May, 2013 09:17:56)"32 percent continued to smoke while pregnant".... scary. I know there are people who just don't care, but to do this to your child in this ... -
filthyliberalDOTcom (15 May, 2013 07:54:55)They're acting like children who have been caught ignoring an assigned job. Ridiculous. If this man hid them from neighbors, what do they think they ... -
Saje Williams (13 May, 2013 06:52:47)Yeah. I can't imagine why anyone would look at groups that advocate tax evasion for evidence of tax evasion. It would be like ... -
Kristin (13 May, 2013 02:26:21)Dear Takeaway, He was definitely not building a pristine golf course. Pristine means untouched and unspoiled and in original condition. A golf course is as ...





