Week in Headlines

#OccupyWallStreet

OccupyWall Street’s National Day of Action Launches with Protest at NY Stock Exchange

OccupyNew York Marches to Financial Center as Protests Mark Two Months

ParamilitaryPolicing From Seattle to Occupy Wall Street

OccupyWall Street Protesters Shifting to College Campuses

OccupyOakland and News Media Coexist Uneasily

Texas News

Numberof Texans Receiving Food Stamps Up Sharply Amid Recession

Texas Politics

AnotherState Permit Raises Cronyism Criticism in Perry Administration

National Politics

LawmakersDebate Deficit Reduction Plan as Key Deadline Nears

National News

InsiderTrading In Congress Under Scrutiny

International News

AfghanistanCouncil Opens With Focus on US Military Bases and Night Raids

Foreign Policy

AsIraq Hostilities End, Fate Of Combatant Unclear

War & Peace

USDrone Strike Kills Eight in North Waziristan

Economics

NewReport Finds Middle-Class Areas Shrink as Income Gap Grows

Poverty

WithDebit Fees Withdrawn Banks Reap Profits Off Unemployed

Public Education

SurveyShows Big Problems From Public Education Cuts

Higher Education

MoreTexas Colleges Turn to Outsourcing in Hopes of Cutting Costs

Health Care

StudyLinks Parkinson's Disease to Industrial Solvent

Energy

NAS-KingsvilleInstalls New Solar Array as Part of Push to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

Environment

OklahomaEarthquakes and the Wages of Fracking

Civil Rights

ParamilitaryPolicing of Occupy Wall Street and Excessive Use of Force

Voters Rights

FedsWant More Information on Texas Voters

Labor Rights

PostalWorkers Protest Possible Shutdown of McAllen Mail Processing Center

Immigrant Rights

ICEPolicies Leave Overburdened Foster-Care System in Their Wake

Women & Gender Issues

LegislationIntroduced to Strengthen Protections for Victims of Sexual Assault in the Military

Race & Racism

CensusStudy Shows Latinos Surpass Blacks Living in Poverty