Wear Your Opposition On Your Sleeve
Monday, March 19, 2007 will be the 4th Anniversary of the United States’ immoral and illegal invasion of Iraq, the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition (NYSPC) is asking for its members and member groups to collectively display youth and student solidarity against the war and the priorities of this country by wearing a “Books Not Bombs” button, t-shirt or armband.
Act now to bring David Hicks home
“David Hicks’ situation can be drawn to a quick and fair close. If the US believes he violated US federal law, then Australia should demand that the US immediately try Hicks in a US federal court.
Paul Robeson's Here I Stand: The Book They Could Not Ban
'Let's see by a show of hands-how many of you have read Paul Robeson's book, Here I Stand?' The question was directed by Dizzy Gillespie to a large audience that attended a tribute to Robeson sponsored in New York by Local 1199, Drug and Hospital Union.
Martin Luther King, the Demented Woman, and you
When I was very young I remember my mother taking me downtown to with her so she could do her shopping. Of course that was back in the days when Buffalo had a real downtown, there were no vacant buildings, all the shops and department stores were open.
Marxism and Islamophobia
Last Thursday’s Arts section of The New York Times (2-8-07) has an interesting article about a rift within the world of book awards. This is admittedly an arcane world that most people are unaware of, yet it reflects the reality of the everyday world in which we all live.
Struggle is a Beautiful Thing: The Life and Work of Jacob Lawrence
On November 7, 2001, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Arts for Transit program unveiled a mammoth tile mosaic by African American artist Jacob Lawrence in the Tunes Square subway station.
No Election in Bangladesh in Near Future
The crisis-ridden political situation in Bangladesh has reached from one extreme to another extreme. On January 11, last, President Yajuddin Ahmed declared a state of Emergency in the country banning all open activities on the political and trade Union fronts, proclaimed censorship on news media, and also deployed the army all over the country.
Ford Didn't Always have a better idea: One last look at the Enabler-in-Chief
From the beginning Ford seemed to be a simple man, primarily a loyalist, especially when it came to his friends. This man’s most famous words were “our long national nightmare is over,” what he didn’t seem to realize was pardoning a soon-to-be-convicted criminal.
Lt. Watada Mistrial is a Clear Victory
In a complex and confusing turn of events, Army lead prosecutor Captain Scott Van Sweringen reluctantly requested, and was granted a mistrial in the case of First Lieutenant Ehren K. Watada, the first military officer to publicly refuse to fight in Iraq.
A Hundred Years of the Struggle for Freedom
Any attempt to write on African American freedom in the United States involves curious contradictions. One could scarcely imagine greater social change than between the years 1853 and 1953.
