A new study about the effects of immigration on U.S. employment supports the long-standing arguments of immigration advocates: Rather than displacing American workers, immigrant labor actually makes our economy stronger.

Making both Corporate America and Average America happy has become a very important political skill. And talking to voters in language that appeals to their values while sending coded messages to their corporate masters has become a very refined art form.

Is it the end of an era?

Katrina is still a big part of the area’s problems

He’s back and he’s mad as hell!

Gary Burris, a modern day Paul Revere, has embedded himself into the intricate world of the BP oil spill, getting a real perspective on the damage.

The need for more regulation and stiffer enforcement was illustrated in April in blood: 29 dead coal miners in West Virginia, seven dead workers at an oil refinery in Washington State, and 11 dead on a Gulf of Mexico oil rig — followed by an ecological calamity. Stiffening regulation and enforcement is more government, not less. But it is government performing an essential basic role – protecting its citizens and preserving the environment in which they live.

Like watching a train wreck…

Pespective on “Political Violence.”

The notorious blue line is crumbling from the top down.