Scary Numbers from Iraq | Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome | Pets at Risk: Pesticide Threat

Headlines Newsletter February 2nd, 2009 All stories, blogs, and video »

The Astounding Costs of the Iraq Occupation: About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans By John Tirman, The Nation Now that Bush is gone, perhaps we can honestly face the damage we have wrought and the responsibilities we must accept from it. Read more »   Is the Entire Bailout Strategy Flawed? Let's Rethink This Before It's Too Late By Joseph Stiglitz, CNN We gave the banks hundreds of billions to start lending again, and instead they're just hoarding the cash, waiting until things settle down. Read more »   Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome: Christian Women and Domestic Violence By Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches Escaping an abusive marriage is no easy task for many evangelical women, many of whom have pastors that say physical abuse is no reason for divorce. Read more »   In the Face of Economic Disaster, Republicans Literally Have No Ideas By Frank Rich, The New York Times Instead of trying to help figure the way out of our economic mess, Republicans are busy trying to get in the good graces of Rush Limbaugh. Read more »   Pesticides in Pet Products: Why Your Dog or Cat May Be at Risk By M.B. Pell, Jillian Olsen, The Center for Public Integrity A growing number of pets are dying from flea and tick treatments because of a dangerous pesticide. Read more »   Xenophobic Attempt to Put "English First" in Nashville Fails By Marcelo Ballvé, New America Media Voters resoundingly defeated a councilman's quest to make English the Tennessee city's official language. Read more »   How Google Earth Is Literally Helping to Save the Earth By E.B. Boyd, Conscious Choice From an Amazonian rainforest to a Santa Cruz Canyon, activists are discovering if you can map it, you can save it. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Obama Talks Troop Withdrawal By Marcus Baram, Huffington Post Asked whether a substantial number of troops would be home in time for next year's Super Bowl, Obama replied: "Yes." Read more »   Secret Spending: Fed Lends Two Trillion Without Oversight By Danielle Ivory, American News Project Will bulldog freshman Congressman Alan Grayson be able to shed a light on the Fed's spending? Read more »   This Week In God: Southern Love, More Prejudice, Catholics In Trouble By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly A look at what the Religious Right has been up to this week. Read more »

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