Film Review: Australia
In Baz Luhrmann's blockbuster movie Australia, Nicole Kidman plays English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley, who arrives in 1939 at the outback station of Faraway Downs to rescue it from financial ruin. Hugh Jackman plays The Drover, her main hope of doing so.
Learning From the Mumbai Assault
In the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack in Mumbai, it is only to be expected that a raging debate has erupted about national security and possible lapses. However, little light has been shed on systemic changes that are clearly required.
Japan: Activists Urge Obama to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
The Japan Council against A & H Bombs (Japan Gensuikyo) held its national meeting of prefectural secretaries on November 29 and 30 in Tokyo to discuss ways to promote the anti-nuclear signature campaign toward the 2010 NPT Review Conference.
US Organizations Ask President-Elect Obama to Lift Policies Against Cuba
hirteen organizations including academic, business, humanitarian, and advocacy groups in the United States joined to send a letter to President-elect Obama asking him to lift policies toward Cuba that limit people-to-people exchanges, family travel, and remittances.
The Loss of Odetta
Odetta had hoped to sing at the January 20 inauguration of Barack Obama. After decades of performing and fighting for civil rights, human rights and the right to speak her mind, this beautiful sister to us all recognized that the struggle itself could now be put into a new light.
Book Review: Seeds of Fire
'Seeds of Fire' the new, Jon Andersen edited anthology from Smokestack Books is the best collection of political poetry since Lowenfels' 'Poets of Today' (1965).
Troy Davis Makes Case for New Round of Appeals
ATLANTA - A three judge panel of the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday met to decide if they will allow Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis to file a new round of federal appeals.
A Few Thoughts on Obama from a Trombonist
Okay, trombone really has nothing to do with this. However, I just might find a way to work it in, so bear with me. I have a worrying concern about Barack Obama.
Cuba Condemns Release of Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles at UN Security Council
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 10 (acn) Cuba reiterated on Tuesday its denunciation of the release in the United States of international and self-confessed terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.
Gun Control Advocates Criticize New Bush Rule
Calling the decision a 'parting gift for the gun lobby,' the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence last week slammed a new, last minute regulation that allows visitors to national parks and wildlife refuges to carry loaded and concealed weapons.
