On the Ground: Disaster Flood Engineering
With the epic dimensions of this flood and the scope of infrastructure failures, how can the Army Corps of Engineers say to the devastated people that they had better get busy and "top the levees?"
With the epic dimensions of this flood and the scope of infrastructure failures, how can the Army Corps of Engineers say to the devastated people that they had better get busy and "top the levees?"
Des Moines Register | Jane Norman | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics
Republican presidential candidate John McCain's family background as the son and grandson of admirals has given him a worldview shaped by the military...
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.08.2008 | Home
Hillary is not a "dead woman walking," yet. She's not yet a Ralph Nader or even a Mike Huckabee. There is still a coherent scenario that could lead to Clinton's nomination. But not for long.
Des Moines Register | Thomas Beaumont | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin said Hillary Clinton's criticism of the Iowa caucuses and Barack Obama's advantage among independent voters would weigh on his de...
Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics
It is increasingly unseemly for superdelegates to stand by as the Clinton campaign resorts to techniques that would have made Jesse Helms blush 20 years ago.
Christine Escobar | Posted 02.23.2008 | Home
The Center for Responsive Politics gave voters a lovely Valentine's Day gift on February 14 when they released this report on contributions made by Ba...
David Bender | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics
By the time January 3rd rolls around, the December 16th Des Moines Register endorsement of Hillary will be lining bird cages all over Iowa.
Susan L. Solomon | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics
The greatest loss of all would be if these exciting new discoveries were allowed to create the false belief that the kind of research opposed by the Bush administration was no longer necessary.
Nancy Scola | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics
U.S. agriculture subsidies are in some ways the worst of both worlds. They weaken the ability of Caribbean farmers to compete, and they're not helpful for American farmers either.
Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics
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Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green