Remember when Republican Rudy touted the party line and talking point that the air was safe in lower Manhattan and safe for forst responders?

CNN reports: A retired, 34-year-old New York City police detective who spent hundreds of hours searching for September 11 victims at ground zero has died of a respiratory disease related to the cleanup.

Union officials claim that James Zadroga is the first emergency responder to die as a result of exposure to World Trade Center dust and debris. He developed black lung disease and and collected mercury on the brain from working at the World Trade Center ...   more »

Congratulations to Tony Blair for achieving the century mark!

The number of British deaths in the war he has cheer led for Bush has reached 100. Congratulations Tony. But I guess you deserve it as much as we deserve our 2200 deaths since you were reelected despite your clear record and overwhelming opposition to your position. 

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About a half dozen people were injured today in an explosion at a chemical plant in Morganton, NC.

Was this explosion caused by relaxed and ignored regulations by OSHA, the EPA and the Dept. of Labor that has been routine in the Bush administration?

Dave Lauriski, Bush's first head of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy,canceled every new regulation that had been proposed by the Clinton administration.These regulations were in various stages of approval. None have since been enacted. Other regulations were relaxed and the number of mine inspectors decimated, leading to the recent mining disasters.

While accidents ...   more »

As a tribute to Coretta Scott King just hours after her death, the Republican Sentate has confirmed Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. His record includes rolling back voting rights. four Democrats joined all 55 Republicans in voting for this national disgrace.   more »

Bush will put lipstick on the pig when he delivers his State of the Union.

RadioLeft will broadcast at 9 p.m. Eastern time.

Hear the liar talk about his domestic spying as legal and protecting us from ourselves.

Hear him talk about his filthy war in glowing terms. Laugh as he equivocates about his invasion of a country that had not attacked us has disintegrated into a civil war from which we cannot extract ourselves.

Roll your eyes as he touts his Medicare drug program which has made medication more expensive for the elderly and been a windfall for insurance companies....   more »

The following was sent to RadioLeft from the Human Rights Campaign:

"Once in a lifetime God grants us with the ability to witness an
extraordinary life dedicated to justice. With Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., God smiled on us and fortunately granted us two," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.

WASHINGTON - Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement on the passing of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King.

"Once in a lifetime God grants us with the ability to witness an
extraordinary life dedicated to justice. With Coretta Scott King and ...   more »