Articles > May 2010
May 2010
Wal-Mart's Poor Environmental and Workers' Rights Record
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
Yemen’s Sorrowful Options: ‘Revolt, Migrate or Die’
When the Soviets concluded their pull out from Afghanistan in February 1989, the United States government abruptly lost interest in the country.
The Bank of North Dakota
The Bank of North Dakota is the only state-owned bank in America.
Pedophiles and Popes: Doing the Vatican Shuffle
When Pope John Paul II was still living in Poland as Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, he claimed that the security police would accuse priests of sexual abuse just to hassle and discredit them.
Where's the Public Outrage over Roethlisberger?
How much slack is given to star white athletes, who are accused of rape?
Stop Offshore Oil Drilling
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Given the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last month, isn’t it high time the government put a stop to offshore oil drilling once and for all? Short of banning it altogether, what can be done to prevent explosions, leaks and spills moving forward? -- P. Greanville, Brewster, NY The explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drill rig on April 20 and the resultant oil spill now consuming coastal regions of the Gulf of Mexico could not have come at a worse time for President Obama, who only recently renewed a push to expand drilling off the coast of Virginia and other regions of the U.S. The debate over whether or not to tap offshore oil reserves with dangerous drilling equipment has been raging since extraction methods became feasible in the 1950s.
Arizona Immigration Law is "Humane and Legal"?
The Arizona immigration laws are humane and legal, or so says Kris W. Kobach, former chief adviser on immigration issues to former (thank goodness) Attorney General John Ashcroft.
