Iraq: Depleted Uranium Causing Increase in Birth Defects
Doctors in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have reported a significant increase in deformities among newborn babies.
Statement from Protestant Leaders: 'Congress Should Reject This Budget'
In response to the FY 2006 Budget Conference Report to be considered by Congress, five mainline protestant leaders issued the following statement.
Checkmate by Default: Insulza Wins OAS Race
The crowning of Chilean Minister of the Interior José Miguel Insulza as Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), marks the end of a long and hotly contested hemispheric campaign.
Truth vs. Fantasy in the Pages of the Times
The New York Times, the paper of record, and all the news that’s fit to print, etc., likes to think of itself as a sophisticated and intelligent publication.
Slower Growth and a Disastrous Budget Set the Stage for Recession
U.S. workers and their unions should brace for higher unemployment and greater downward pressure on wages for the remainder of the year.
US Military Command: Genius, sheer genius
The lunatics are on the path to nuclear devastation. The lunatics are on the path to Armageddon. The lunatics are in control of the U.S. Department of Defense so.
A Tale of Two Witch Hunts: Why Congress Kissed the NFL’s Anabolic Ass
Like a gaggle of smitten schoolgirls at a Ryan Cabrera concert, the US Congress swooned this past week in the presence of the National Football League.
Bankruptcy, prisons and work
The bankruptcy reform bill that President Bush just signed into law will do more than discipline those who live riotously on loans without paying them back in full.
Latin American Activists Denounce FTAA, Call for Alternative
Representatives of different progressive forces and social movements debated Saturday on the 20 years of struggle against external debt, in the last day of the 4th Hemispheric Meeting for Fighting against FTAA.
Movie Review: Warm Springs
HBO Films has triumphed again with Warm Springs, a biopic of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his struggle to overcome partial paralysis caused by polio.
