Education Department Plans National Tax Base for Schools
Twenty-three states following the lead of a landmark decision in Ohio.
Popular Pressure Ushers Recent Progressive Tilt
Grassroots advocacy the source of sweeping legislation, study says.
Torture, Rendition “Not Such Good Ideas After All”
In response to 36 million handwritten letters, the president made a formal apology today to Canadian citizen and extraordinary rendition victim Maher Arar and presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Maximum Wage Law Passes Congress
Congress limits top salaries to fifteen times the minimum wage.
Ex-Secretary Apologizes for W.M.D. Scare
Ex-Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice reassured soldiers that the Bush Administration had known well before the invasion that Saddam Hussein lacked weapons of mass destruction.
Senate Gets Tough On “Limited Liability” to Rein in, Humanize Corporations
Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, has launched a bold new “tough on crime” initiative that would imprison or fine shareholders for corporate crimes committed in their name. Punishment would depend on the severity of the crime and the number of shares owned.
Pharmaceutical Law Revised to End Corruption
Revisions in the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (S.2029) will now make it a Class D federal felony for physicians to accept more than $25 annually in gifts or other rewards from pharmaceutical companies or biological product and medical device manufacturers.
Congress Returns Civics to High School Curriculum
Congressional spokespeople announced a funding appropriation to return the subject of civics to high school curricula nationwide.
Biofuels Ban Act Signed Into Law, Seeks to Ease Food Shortage
In a dizzying about-face, the White House announced that the president will be signing the Ban Biofuels Act tomorrow.
Times Reporter to Embed with Peace Groups
Recent studies have shown that embedded reporters lose perspective and objectivity. Thrust into high-tension situations of dangerous conflict, and surrounded by a corps of strong personalities devoted to a single objective, journalists almost inevitably write subjectively and sympathetically of situations that are best addressed analytically.
