US Reps. Frank, Water Ask to Halt Demolitions of Public Housing
US Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) have written a letter to the new Secretary, Steve Preston, of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requesting the agency cease approving demolition and disposition applications from housing authorities across the country.
Pakistan's Musharraf Resigns, Communists Demand Impeachment
Under strong pressure and the looming threat of impeachment, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation Monday, Aug. 18th.
John McCain: General Patton or General Buck Turgidson?
The Republican Right and their many friends and allies in the media are attacking Barack Obama for saying little about the Russia-Georgia conflict. Obama made an initial statement, which was strongly critical of Russia, but called for a United Nations role and made no direct threats.
Coalitions Plan Day of Action on Environment
In order to highlight the need for a new energy and environmental policy in this election cycle's political debate, several environmental coalitions have called a national day of action set for September 27th.
US Inflation Highest in Almost Two Decades
The United States consumer prices rose by 5.6 percent in 2008 through July, the fastest inflation rate for almost two decades figures show. US Labor Department reported consumer prices rose 0.8 percent last month after jumping 0.6 percent in May and 1.1 percent in June. The July number was double what economists had predicted.
Vietnam: Soaring Prices Hurt Economy and People
Soaring prices heavily weighed on the Vietnamese economy and challenged the nation in May and the past five months.
Displaced Iraqis Living in Tent Camps Continue to Suffer
While the rate of people fleeing their homes in Iraq has decreased during the first half of 2008, daily life for the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in tent camps remains grim.
Mbeki: Zimbabwe Talks to Continue
South African President Thabo Mbeki said here on Sunday that the talks between the Zimbabwe ruling and the opposition will continue.
Israel to Release Palestinian Prisoners
Israel confirmed Sunday the release of more than 150 Palestinian prisoners, but said nothing about an eventual withdrawal from the occupied territories.
People of the Cybernetic Caves
Every time someone complains about ideas that fall outside an arbitrary and narrow circle called “common sense” (also known in English as “horse sense”), they do so by brandishing two classic arguments: 1) the philosophers live in another world, surrounded by books and eccentric ideas and 2) we know what reality is because we live in it.
