May

Bush Beats Out Nixon: Least Liked President Ever

Bush's approval rating is now at 29%, and disapproval at an astonishing 71%.  Well, it's astonishing that it took so long to get there.  But it's also record-setting. 

Arm Wrestling over Cuba

The current EU-Latin America summit might afford the EU an opportunity to make a stand against the Bush administration’s ideologically driven anti-Castro strategy.

Japan: Stop monetary support for U.S. war policy

Richard Lawless, U.S. deputy undersecretary of defense for Asia and Pacific Affairs, said that the cost of realigning U.S. forces in Japan, including the construction of a U.S. base in Guam, is estimated at more than 30 billion dollars, and that the United States is calling for Japan to pay 26 billion dollars.

Préval Visits Venezuela and Canada: One Warm Reception, One Cool

In 2003, Canada hosted a high-level meeting of hemisphere diplomats called the “Ottawa Initiative on Haiti,” where Aristide’s overthrow was mapped out. Predictably, no Haitian government officials were invited

Cindy Sheehan's New Book: Dear President Bush

Cindy Sheehan's interviews, essays, and speeches get better with each passing month, as her pain continues, her passion and insight grow, and the war that killed her son goes on – as the president who killed her son goes on being president. 

Atlanta Backs US Department of Peace

The City Council of Atlanta has voted 12-2 to support a resolution calling for a US Department of Peace, The Georgia Alliance for a US Department of Peace announced at a press conference today on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol.

Rumsfeld Challenged: Media mishandle Rumsfeld-McGovern exchange

It is not often that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld finds himself aggressively questioned about the Iraq War. When that happened at a May 4 event, many in the media seemed not to know what to make of it.

Group Appeals for International Aid to Build Democracy in the US

An international appeal for help is being circulated. For the promotion of democracy in the one country that needs it the most, the US, the newly founded International Endowment for Democracy (IED) seeks to raise international funds to assist pro-democracy groups within the US.

Left Perspective on Italian Elections

After the victory of the Union's center-left coalition in Italy of which Rifondazione is a part with its remarkable result, as we told you in our last information, we will support a government with Romano Prodi as a prime minister.

Cuba's Role in Advancing Medical Science

THE use of biotechnological products in cancer therapy was analyzed by close to 50 experts and officials from scientific institutions in Cuba and central and provincial bodies in China at a recent seminar in Beijing organized by the Biotech Pharmaceutical joint venture and the Cuban embassy in China.

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