Rethinking Cuba – Taking Off Those Miami Sunglasses May Help Clear Up the Picture
The recent politicized dismissal of the indictment against Luis Posada Carriles by federal judge Kathleen Cardone has brought the historically thorny relationship between the U.S. and Cuba once again to the forefront of the news.
Childhood Origins of Adult Resistance to Marxism
Why is it so difficult to build a Marxist mass movement in the US? There are Marxist movements of considerable size, in comparison to the US, both in many Third World nations and in countries more advanced than the US.
Gun Policy, Lifestyle, and Violence in America
“A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” so declares the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which constitutes the basis of gun policy in this country.
Think Tank Unveils Benchmarks to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years
A progressive think tank, The Center for American Progress (CAP), released a report on April 25, 2007, outlining a strategy to cut poverty in half in the United States in 10 years.
Clinton Money All Around!
It's becoming clear to me now that Senator Barack Obama wasn't really chosen by White America, otherwise – as previously I stated – he wouldn't need Secret Service protection.
CD Review: Michael Brecker's Pilgrimage
When a noted or celebrated musician passes away, it is perhaps inevitable that their final recording will always be given consideration for reasons beyond the merits of the work.
US-Iran talks: clearing the last hurdle for war?
The George W. Bush administration and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to meet on May 28 for talks surrounding Iraq’s stability.
Australia's military spending: The high price of a deputy sheriff's badge
Since coming to power in 1996, the Howard Government has increased spending on the military by 46 per cent in real terms.
The English Submarine
The press dispatches bring the news; it belongs to the Astute Class, the first of its kind to be constructed in Great Britain in more than two decades.
To please the U.S. empire
From my own experience in diplomatic functions during the 1960s, I can affirm the motive for jokes within various diplomatic bodies prompted by the super-vigilance and reproaches of certain U.S. diplomats – not all of them, of course – provoked by seeing their Latin American colleagues chatting with Cubans.
