Tag: North America
How organic food saved a hard-luck, Vermont town
Journalist chronicles how the hard-luck town of Hardwick, Vt., prospered thanks to a local organic food movement, but ironically, residents can't afford organic food prices....
American hikers imprisoned in Iran freed today
State Department confirms Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, captured by the Iranian government while hiking along the Iran-Iraq border and charged with espionage, were freed today....
Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy is history
Two men whose lives have been impacted by Don't Ask, Don't Tell share their experiences under the policy, and what they hope for the future....
President Obama takes hard line against an anti-tax GOP
In his debt reduction speech, Obama vowed to veto any plan Congress sends him that does not raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations. ...
Battle over First Amendment waged in San Francisco
Critics say BART violated four of five freedoms in the First Amendment -- speech, assembly, petition and free press -- in its attempts to crack down on protests....
Poverty rising in the US: Where's the outrage?
Poverty in the United States is reaching record numbers, but don't expect Americans to take to the streets in protest like those in Greece or the Middle East....
New fall TV season: Sorry men, it's a woman's world
Women take the lead in new primetime sitcoms this fall, and men are more goofy, incompetent, and powerless than ever before....
What soft power looks like: US influence in Indonesia
The US created a multimillion dollar space for people under 30 in Jakarta's upscale Pacific Place mall in an effort to extend its influence in Indonesia....
Secret of rare 'spirit bear' revealed by First Nation community
A First Nation community in British Columbia hopes exposing the rare white black bear will help protect the species from threat of a planned oil pipeline project....
Why Weiner's seat in NY went to Republican Bob Turner
New York's largely Democratic 9th congressional district switched teams after a hectic political season -- what this upset means for Obama's chances in 2012....
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