Michael Collins sits down with legendary LA County prosecutor and best selling author Vincent Bugliosi in a one-on-one interview on the topic of murder. Specifically, the prosecution of George W. Bush for the murder of 4,200 U.S. soldiers.  While large amounts of attention are paid to the also serious charges of torture and illegal warrantless surveillance, Bugliosi sees the deliberate deceiving of the nation into war as  crime that easily trumps those in terms of the seriousness -- and body count.

Tony Barr teaches high-school students with learning difficulties in the heart of Pennsylvania, the state's ninth Congressional District. A dedicated progressive, Barr has taken on the thankless task of bringing critical issues to public attention in one of the most conservative areas of the state.

A Review of Robert Kuttner’s Obama’s Challenge: American’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency

In his new book, Robert Kuttner has provided a context for the current discussion on Barack Obama’s economic team, men like Timothy Geithner who will be leaving his post as head of the NY Federal Reserve to become Treasury Secretary. What will be their influence in determining the direction of the new Administration? Events have moved rapidly since he wrote the book (released this past labor day), but it is still timely and prescient.

Susie Dow and ePluribus Media issued a FOIA request in August of 2007 for Central Command (CENTCOM) for data on civilian contractors in Iraq.   New contractor census data addressing that request was recently received by ePluribus Media this October, 2008. Ms. Dow charts the data in her quick overview and provides the raw data for researchers interested in tracking the US military logistics presence there.