Congress finally got around to approving the extension of unemployment benefits. Unfortunately, it offers nothing for the 99ers (or 93ers in Texas) who have already exhausted all of their benefit extensions. Below is a C/P of the latest information avail… more »

Ccntrary to the propaganda spin being put out by the LEDA Liars Club, the economic situation continues to deteriorate in Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains communities. Since the beginning of the Great Recession in late 2007, the South Plains Food… more »

The EPA has issued a new report on its continuing remedial efforts to cleanup groundwater contamination at a Superfund site along State Hwy. 114 west of Levelland, Texas. Some background information: The State Road 114 Ground Water Plume site, as i… more »

The Obama Administration, in a continuation of the Gestapo tactics initiated under George Bush, is using the Department of Homeland Security to direct police-state actions nationwide against photographers. Whether you're a professional photojournalist or… more »

As politicians gather today at a memorial service for the late Senator Robert Byrd, it would be nice if more of them were like Robert Byrd. Not as he was as a U.S. Senator from West Virginia, but as he is today at this very moment. more »

The American capitalist economy is a house of cards built primarily on consumer spending. About 70 percent of the economy consists of consumer spending. Such an economy is unsustainable and is driven entirely by consumers taking on ever-greater amounts o… more »

The Black Bloc G20 actions in Toronto Saturday and Sunday didn't disappoint those who support direct action initiatives. Unlike the street theater clowns and pacifist-type protesters, the Black Bloc aren't afraid to get on the frontlines and challenge th… more »

The official Texas unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 percent for the month of May, according to figures released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The only reason the unemployment rate didn't increase was due to a reduction of 48,000 in… more »

If you want to know why most of the world believes that Texas is populated mostly by stupid inbred hillbillies, just take a look at the Republican idiots representing the state in Congress. Rep. Joe Barton is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Repub… more »

It's been said that if elections really changed anything, they'd be illegal. No fundamental change has ever come to America without the people getting in the streets by the millions and showing their discontent. Will the Summer of 2010 be the moment when… more »