by Norman Solomon | Mar 26, 2010 | News
Like every other president since the 1940s, Barack Obama has promoted nuclear power. Now, with reactors melting down in Japan, the official stance is more disconnected from reality than ever. Political elites are still clinging to the oxymoron of “safe nuclear...
by Our Readers | Mar 26, 2010 | News
Transit: Small Improvements Needed Thanks to Mark Roessler for an insightful piece on high-speed rail. His recommendation is spot on— rebuilding our local bus routes will provide the supporting infrastructure needed to make high-speed rail a viable form of mass...
by Andrew Potter | Mar 26, 2010 | News
There’s a great scene at the beginning of Doctor Zhivago when the Bolsheviks are marching through town in peaceful protest, singing songs of freedom and brotherhood while the aristocrats dance and drink in a ballroom that overlooks the street. The party goes...
by Maureen Turner | Mar 26, 2010 | News
The Springfield Public Health Council’s job is to advise the mayor on matters that could have detrimental effects on the health and well-being of city residents. And that, say a group of local activists, is why the Council should weigh in on the wood-burning...
by Stephanie Kraft | Mar 26, 2010 | News
There’s a family resemblance between the disaster-ridden Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan and some nuclear plants close to us in here New England. The Fukushima plant is a General Electric Mark I (a design term for the plant’s containment structure)....
