As the nears a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, environmental groups are "teetering at the edge of existential crisis," writes Josh Harkinson. "Almost all environmental groups agree that Waxman-Markey is far from ideal," but some are supporting it,

The Economist", bemoans Andy Rowlands, the director of corporate, issues and technology practice at , "is one of the most influential, but also most difficult places to secure coverage." The former head of PR for the London-based magazine and now

came to the in May as an admirer of our work exposing corporate , lobbyists and PR manipulators. He should know, he was in the health insurance business, 's Vice President of Corporate Communications until he had a .Today Wendell

Wendell PotterI'm the former insurance industry insider now speaking out about how big for-profit insurers have hijacked our system and turned it into a giant ATM for Wall Street investors, and how the industry is using its massive wealth and

officials have barred a reporter with the military newspaper Stars and Stripes "from with a unit of the 1st Cavalry Division that is attempting to secure the violent city of Mosul" in . In the refusal letter to Stars and

At the launch of a public relations and marketing campaign in support of the ' upcoming conference, UN Secretary-General stated, "We need a global movement that mobilizes real change." The UN's conference will be held in Copenhagen, , from December

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced an educational panel discussion regarding the Sotomayor nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. Conservatives have raised various concerns regarding President Obama's nominee. This panel

On June 17 Christian human rights attorney, Zheng Enchong, was interrogated and tortured for nine hours by Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers because of his work defending Chinese citizens whose land has been confiscated by the government. During his detention,

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is no friend of women," said Karen Malec, president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer. "Komen perpetuates the breast cancer epidemic by withholding the truth that abortion increases breast cancer risk. We have three

Without offering any specific explanation, the video-sharing site YouTube has removed a new video by the student group Live Action that shows dishonest counseling practices at Planned Parenthood. The video first plays undercover footage of a Planned Parenthood counselor from

Thain Boatworks and EarthWise Ventures, Inc. will be shipping the first Thain Containerizable Ferry from Everett to Uganda the final week of July. According to Robert Smith, U.S.A CEO of EarthWise Ventures and President of Thain Boatworks, "The shipping of

A Constitutional Amendment introduced by U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, to protect the parent-child relationship has reached more than 100 co-sponsors in the House. "More and more members of Congress and their constituents are recognizing the slow erosion of individual

Headlines for June 24, 2009; Pakistani Opposition Politician Imran Khan on US Drone Attacks, the "Massive Human Catastrophe" in the Swat Valley and the Escalation of War in Afghanistan; Hamid Dabashi on Iran Protests: "This is Not Another Revolution. This

Headlines for June 23, 2009; Education Secretary Arne Duncan Pushes to Aggressively Expand Charter Schools While Admitting Problems; Deep Packet Inspection: Telecoms Aided Iran Government to Censor Internet, Technology Widely Used in US; Judge Orders Release of Guantanamo Prisoner After

Media General, parent of The Tampa Tribune and the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, appointed former Tribune Co. chairman and chief executive officer Dennis J. FitzSimons to the board of directors, which it expanded by one member to 10.

Shortly before midnight, it emerged that the largest guild at the paper and the Boston Globe had agreed to a new contract that hammers out $10 million in cuts while reducing the pay cut from 8.4 percent to 5.9 percent

Univision Communications on Wednesday said it has reached multi-year distribution agreements with Cox Communications, the third-largest U.S. cable operator, and smaller cabler Mediacom.

Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's perennial sidekick on NBC's The Tonight Show died today at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Hospital. He was 86. According to McMahon publicist Howard Bragman, the entertainer's passing was from a "multitude of health problems the last few

A Friends reunion of sorts is coming to the Internet courtesy of Lexus. The carmaker is launching a second season of Web Therapy, an online comedy series starring Lisa Kudrow for its branded-entertainment network, L Studio. Returning June 23, Therapy

Simon Cowell is to partner with U.K. retail magnate Sir Philip Green on a global entertainment company that will produce and own TV content in the U.S. and Britain, according to the Financial Times.