American News Project
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American News Project is an English-language journalism network broadcast via the Internet. Launched in May 2008 by Nick Penniman, its aim is to collaborate with other journalists in the independent press. According to their website, their videos have received "hundreds of thousands of views on dozens of websites all over the world."[1] The website hosts professional and citizen journalism typically outside the United States' mass media. More » (Source: wikipedia)
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Oct 23, 2008 - 11:01 AM PDT
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McGovern Warns Obama of LBJ Legacy
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 ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
On the Road to the Inauguration
(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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Tax Havens: The Hidden Hand in the Financial Crisis
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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Chaos Looms Over Pennsylvania Vote
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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Voters Sue Pennsylvania, Election Official Scoffs
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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
How Clean Is Clean Coal? - American News Project
(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 ...Posted by Bruce T Brown
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Road to Ruin: Mortgage Fraud Scandal Brewing
(Video) 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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The Food Lobby Goes to School
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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The EPA and the Curse of Coal Ash
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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Congress Ignored Critical Bailout Oversight
[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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Inslee for Energy Secretary?
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...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Election Day 2008: Hope in South L.A.
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 ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
If Obama Wins . . . Conservatives Panicked, Pessimistic
(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 ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Essay: The Faces of the Financial Crisis
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. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Presidential Election 2008 (4), Finance (4), Obama Administration (4), U.S. Economy (3), Energy (2), U.S. Congress (2), Money (2), Lobbying (2), Election Reform (2), Congressional Oversight (1), Money and Politics (1), Republican Party (1), John McCain (1), Environment (1), Other Elections (1)...
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Danielle Ivory (3), Lagan Sebert (2), Harry Hanbury (2), Nick Penniman (1), Lagan Sebert Danielle Ivory (1), Mike Fritz (1), Steven Greenstreet (1)
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Special Report (6), Interview (3), News Report (3), Investigative Report (1)
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