Newsweek Fiasco: Shooting the Messenger
On May 16, 2005, rather than lose its press pass, Newsweek fell on its sword and retracted its story about U.S. investigators confirming the desecration of the Koran by U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo.
Latin America Takes a Left Turn
Left-leaning governments seek a change from free market politics. '... leftist parties are also playing an important role in state affairs as the dominant party or as the major opposition party.'
Touching Evil: Holding Hands with Uzbekistan
Last week, President Bush spoke to thousands of adoring fans in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
Oil-for-food: Galloway vs. Norm Coleman
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) the GOP chair of a senate sub-committee 'investigating' the UN oil-for-food program wasn’t up to the task of interrogating British Member of Parliament George Galloway Tuesday.
“Totalitarianism” or “Bullshit”
Communists made a social revolution and made societies like Russia, Cuba, China, Vietnam, qualitatively better than they were before...Fascists provided protection for the existing ruling classes and built war machines to conquer and loot other peoples.
Japanese Peace Activists Demand Nuclear Disarmament
The Japan Council against A & H Bombs (Japan Gensuikyo) on May 4 submitted more than five million signatures calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons to NPT Review Conference Chair Sergio Duarte at the General Assembly Hall of the U.N. in New York
Bush’s Stagnant Economy Hits Workers
We need a New Deal. Start by ending corruption and abuse of power by Republican congressional leaders. Repeal the rich tax cuts. End the $200 billion war on Iraq and bring our troops home.
Celebrating the Defeat of Fascism
On the 60th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazi-Fascism to Struggle For Peace And Defend National Sovereignty: a statement of the Portuguese Communist Party
The Sorrows of Globalization: Capitalism and Slavery
'It is clear that the struggle against capitalist globalization and the struggle to eradicate slavery are one in the same.To combat slavery, stronger laws to protect laborers must be implemented...' .
Ozzie Guillen and Fining for Freedom
Sports should be a patriotism-free zone.
Dave Zirin’s new book What’s My Name Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States will be in stores in June 2005.
