Senate Republicans Block Pay Disparity Measure Lilly Ledbetter, whose equal-pay suit was overturned last year, greets Sen. Barack Obama before his vote on a bill to make it easier to sue in such cases. (By Sarah L. Voisin — The Washington Post) By Lori Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, April 24, 2008; Page A04 [...]
Archive for April 28th, 2008
28 Apr
A Worsening Food Crisis
A Worsening Food Crisis The U.S. and its allies need to act. Sunday, April 20, 2008; Page B06 THE WORLD’S most dangerous conflicts stem from religion and ideology — tragic proof that man does not live by bread alone. But when bread is hard to get, that, too, causes unrest. And lately, it [...]
28 Apr
The New Economics of Hunger
The New Economics of Hunger A brutal convergence of events has hit an unprepared global market, and grain prices are sky high. The world’s poor suffer most. By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 27, 2008; Page A01 The globe’s worst food crisis in a generation emerged as a blip on the [...]
28 Apr
Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice
Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice Mauritania, and much of Africa, relies on imported food. As trade breaks down, destitute people face tough choices. By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 28, 2008; Page A01 NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania Even before he took a butcher knife to the she-goat’s throat, Likbir Ould Mohamed Mahmoud knew [...]
28 Apr
Democrats Registering In Record Numbers
Democrats Registering In Record Numbers 1 Million New Voters For Last 7 Primaries By Eli Saslow Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 28, 2008; Page A01 RALEIGH, N.C. — They lined up shoulder to shoulder inside the gray high-rise downtown, their politics as diverse as their backgrounds. An ex-felon who needs health insurance, followed by [...]
28 Apr
Petraeus, Falling Upwards
Petraeus, Falling Upwards Selling the President’s General The Petraeus Story By Tom Engelhard Tomdispatch.com You simply can’t pile up enough adjectives when it comes to the general, who, at a relatively young age, was already a runner-up for Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2007. His record is stellar. His tactical sense extraordinary. His [...]
