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The New York Times reported last week that the country's largest and most successful progressive community organizing group covered up a $1 million embezzlement. Peter Dreier and John Atlas put the controversy in the larger context.

J.P. Morgan's federally-back purchase of Bear Stearns holds billions in dubious "mortgage backed securities," and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are pumping hundreds of billions into the market. Time may be running out for the Federal Reserve.

More than controlled burns or flying water tankers, zoning could be the firefighters most powerful tool.

While hard-working families with children often head out to the suburbs for an affordable home, the hidden toll is the long commutes by car -- and its frequently women who bear the brunt of the costs.

While catastrophic, the California fires will not have nearly the destructive impact as the other firestorm still in progress: the subprime meltdown.

Commentator Barbara Ehrenreich laments the 'luxurification' of every scenic spot in America.

Municipal wi-fi and regionally-owned power utilities are two successful examples of community ownership, which is being promoted as an alternative to unaccountable corporatism.

Carl Pope comments on U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' legal opinions on environmental cases.