Japan: Massive Protest Against Homeporting US Aircraft Carrier at Yokasuka
About 30,000 people from around the country participated in a rally in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, to express their determination to stop the deployment of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington to the US Yokosuka Naval Base.
Al Gore's Modest Proposal
Former Vice President Al Gore in a speech in Washington this week called for a policy that would lead to the elimination of all fossil fuel based electrical power production in the US and its replacement by solar, wind, and other renewable energy source.
Socialism, Internationalism and Climate Change
There is an inseparable link between human beings and nature. They are interconnected and the actions of people have their consequences in the natural world. That is what we are witnessing today in climate change. The hole in the ozone layer is a direct consequence of CO2 emissions by man.
Pakistan: Police Attack on Striking Telecommunication Workers Condemned
The Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) condemns the attack by Pakistani paramilitary police (Rangers) on striking Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) workers in Islamabad on July 10, where the strikers were peacefully assembled to protest the privatization of the telephone company,
Rethinking Absurdity
The turbulent times are upon us and I can no longer determine if it is a crisis of confidence, a run on the bank, a recession, a depression or a simple slowdown. People of all colors and fields have been using such terms to try and pinpoint the truth and magnitude of our global situation.
Drug Lobby Spends $1 Billion, Study Finds
Ever wonder why health care policy hasn't changed much in close to 40 years? One big reason is the amount of money the big pharmaceutical companies pour into Washington each year, into the pockets of politicians like John McCain, to maintain the status quo or to win new benefits for them.
Mexico Gears Up for Oil Referendum
The questions for the referendum over oil to be held in this Mexican capital late this month are already in the hands of the Federal Government District (DF) for approval.
Will Foreign Policy 'Realism' Hurt an Obama Administration?
The Obama campaign this week seized on a call by the Iraqi government to link a timetable for withdrawal to any status of forces agreement with the US.
Baseball's All Star Blackout
If baseball is sincere about seeing the game return to the cities and if they don't want home run derbies whiter than the Republican National Convention, they are going to need to do more than offer meager urban academy programs.
John McCain: You're No Theodore Roosevelt
John McCain has long sought to identify himself with Theodore Roosevelt. In a New York Times story last week, he repeated that identification, portraying himself as a 'conservative' Republican like TR.
