The Shredding of Liberty. AP: Court: ‘Dirty Bomb’ Suspect Can Be Held. A federal appeals court Friday sided with the Bush administration and reversed a judge’s order that the government either charge or free “dirty bomb” suspect Jose Padilla. The…

A small first step. Note that he still is head of FEMA. The Bushies, as usual, are doing as little as possible because, of course, they never admit they are wrong. And Brown, um, stretched the truth on his resume.…

Of the many types of mold, black mold is the most toxic. It needs moisture to grow, and in the post-flood areas, it’s been doing just that. Others, like Calder, discovered spots of green and black mold rapidly claiming their furniture…

From Daily Kos Republican Moral “Values”. Republican Congressman Baker finds the “silver lining”: Rep. Baker of Baton Rouge is overheard telling lobbyists: “We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn’t do it, but God did.” The Pat…

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With the poor gone, developers are planning to gentrify the city, by Naomi Klein