Wal-Mart: Political Bully

Wal-Mart: Political Bully

By  Tala Dowlatshahi on Aug 13, 2008


Wal-Mart is one of the world's top 20 economic entities. For years, the retail giant has been plagued by bad press. Now it has to fend off a Wall Street Journal report that it's been politically bullying its employees. ANP headed over to a Wal-Mart in Virginia to ask shoppers what they think.

Rape in the Military: Congress Charges Cover-Up

Rape in the Military: Congress Charges Cover-Up

By  Tala Dowlatshahi on Aug 01, 2008

Congress takes on the Department of Defense in the first oversight hearing held this year by the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on sexual assault in the military. Dr. Kaye Whitley, director of the Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO), failed to appear at the hearing despite being subpoenaed. Her "no show" left some members accusing the DOD of a cover up.

Greening the Evangelicals

Greening the Evangelicals

By  Tala Dowlatshahi on Jun 05, 2008

How solidly Republican will Christian evangelicals be in 2008? As the country enters the next phase in this historic election season, concern about the state of God's earth may be the issue that draws many believers into the Democratic camp. Richard Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals estimates that perhaps 40% of evangelicals will be "up for grabs" in November.