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McGovern Warns Obama of LBJ Legacy

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

American News Project - By Mike Fritz, Harry Hanbury - May. 11 (Interview) - Former Senator George McGovern recently sat down with ANP and said that President Obama runs the risk, like Johnson with his Great Society program, of hobbling his ambitious domestic goals if he continues to send troops into Afghanistan.

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Road to Ruin: Mortgage Fraud Scandal Brewing

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

American News Project - By Lagan Sebert - May. 11 (Special Report) - Criminal fraud may be the most underreported aspect of our current financial crisis. In this "Road to Ruin" report, former subprime lenders from Ameriquest, once the country's largest lender, describe a system rife with fraud. They describe how a "by-any-means-necessary" policy pushed employees to cut corners and falsify documents on bad mortgages and then sell the toxic assets to Wall Street banks eager to make fast profits.

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The Food Lobby Goes to School

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - By Steven Greenstreet - Feb. 20 (Investigative Report) - Who decides what our children are eating? To a large degree, it is the Federal Government. Congress and the Department of Agriculture approve what foods can (and can't) be served to over 30 million American school children who get daily meals from the National School Lunch Program. The government gets a ton of pressure from a food and beverage industry frantic to keep kids hooked on a diet of sodas, snacks and hot dogs. The competition for a piece of this $10 billion market is particularly fierce right now because this year the School Lunch Program is being reviewed and revised. Despite the enormous nutritional and financial stakes at play, ANP was the only media to cover a recent panel set up to discuss the school menu. While nutritionists outnumbered the press, corporate lobbyists outnumbered everyone.

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The EPA and the Curse of Coal Ash

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - Jan. 22 (Special Report) - In March of 2000 during the last days of the Clinton administration, the EPA decided coal ash was a hazardous waste and then two months later, changed its mind. If the EPA had stuck to its guns, the Kingston Coal Ash disaster in Tennessee might have been averted. The push now is to have coal ash federally regulated. Will the EPA make the same mistake twice?

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On the Road to the Inauguration

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - Jan. 21 (Special Report) - (VIDEO - 6:07) More than a million people flooded into Washington from all over the world to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama. ANP followed one group of passengers on their 700-mile bus journey from Fort Valley, Ga. - a trip that brought together both young and old in a quest to witness history firsthand.

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Tax Havens: The Hidden Hand in the Financial Crisis

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - Jan. 07 (Special Report) - The financial crisis seems as if it emerged from nowhere and struck as hard and fast as lightning. How did so many financial institutions crumble with so little warning? There are many reasons, but one that has not been given much attention is how tax havens helped enable and how several of the big companies that have received billions of bailout dollars were also the most active in the shady world of offshore finance.

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Congress Ignored Critical Bailout Oversight

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - By Lagan Sebert Danielle Ivory - Dec. 19 (Special Report) - [Video 6:24] On December 19th, Henry Paulson urged Congress to release the second half of the $700 billion of the bailout money. But no one seems know what banks have done with the first $350 billion. Despite the fact that Congress wrote more than one hundred pages about oversight in the bailout bill, they left a gaping hole.

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Inslee for Energy Secretary?

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - By Nick Penniman, Danielle Ivory - Nov. 11 (Interview) - has been named as the potential head of Obama's Department of the Interior or Department of Energy. ANP sat down with Rep. Inslee before the election...

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Election Day 2008: Hope in South L.A.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - By Lagan Sebert - Nov. 05 (News Report) - The communities of South Central Los Angeles have been plagued by crime and violence for decades. But on Election Day voters in Watts and Compton spoke of hope while waiting in lines that stretched for blocks. Showing overwhelming support for Barack Obama, many reflected on their own lives punctuated by the race riots of the 60's and the 90's.

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Chaos Looms Over Pennsylvania Vote

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - By Danielle Ivory - Nov. 03 (News Report) - Philadelphia is shaping up to be a key city in a key battleground state in this election, but machine problems and long lines may plague the polling stations and voter disenfranchisement will be a serious risk. Unfortunately for voters, the people charged with running a smooth election in Philly seem surprisingly unconcerned. Philly's veritable election czar, Marge Tartaglione (D), in particular, shocked ANP with her comments at a recent hearing. See more videos at the American News Project.

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If Obama Wins . . . Conservatives Panicked, Pessimistic

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

American News Project - By Harry Hanbury - Nov. 03 (Interview) - (VIDEO - 4:30) At a Halloween-day rally for John McCain in Columbus, Ohio, ANP asked McCain supporters a simple question: If Barack Obama is elected president, what will it say about America? One woman, who claims that Obama wants to change the flag and the national anthem, demonstrates the lasting power of a debunked anti-Obama chain e-mail. Produced in collaboration with Patricia Foulkrod, director of The Ground Truth.

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Voters Sue Pennsylvania, Election Official Scoffs

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

American News Project - By Danielle Ivory - Oct. 23 (News Report) - Earlier this week, ANP reported that, come November, Pennsylvania voters could face substantial delays at the polls. We spoke with the man running the election in Philadelphia, who scoffed at long lines and tales of lost votes. Now, voters are suing the state of Pennsylvania. Here's an update and more of our interview with Philly's deputy commissioner, Fred Voigt.

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Essay: The Faces of the Financial Crisis

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

American News Project - Sep. 17 (Special Report) - The U.S. financial system faces a grave crisis as investment giants teeter on the edge of collapse. These institutions aren't merely made of paper and percentages, though. They're led by people - people who've made some rotten decisions in recent years. Whereas we'll hear much in the coming weeks about the federal regulators who are scrambling to avert a disaster, we should also hear about the CEOs who got very rich while their firms crumbled.

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How Clean Is Clean Coal? - American News Project

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Davin Hutchins - Jun. 26 (Special Report) - (VIDEO and comments) In a single year, less than one in 100,000 Americans contract a rare form of blood cancer. In Pennsylvania coal country, the rate is nearly five times higher. Many suspect "clean" coal is the cause. As the 2008 presidential candidates promote the potential of clean coal as an alternative fuel source, and as Congress prepares to debate energy legislation, ANP takes a look at the controversial practice of coal-ash dumping. An investigation brought to you in conjunction with our partner The Washington Independent.

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