Bordering Autonomy
Last week Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brokered a deal between Israelis and Palestinians on the Rafah border crossing which connects the 'disengaged' Gaza Strip with the outside world.
AFL-CIO: Congressional Leaders Muscle Through Spending Cuts for Working Family Programs
News For Working Families:The Bush administration and Republican congressional leaders claim huge cuts in working family programs are needed to reduce the federal deficit and pay for Gulf Coast hurricane recovery. But the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy exceed the spending cuts and add to the federal deficit.
The Truth About 'Curveball' and Bush's Case for War
The Bush administration's case for war continues to fall apart. It has taken far too long and at such a great expense in lives and resources, but more revelations in the Los Angeles Times show that the administration manipulated intelligence in order to strong arm Congress and confuse the public into supporting its war.
Cuba: War on Terror Warrants Action not Rhetoric
In the aftermath of 9/11, the U.S government’s real efforts to fight terrorism are not evident. The fierce rhetoric and the actions carried out by the White House show a growing divergence. The cynical behavior, typical of Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Negroponte and Rove, dangerously continues to influence high ranking military discourse.
Africa Action Calls for UN Mandate for African Union Operation in Darfur
Africa Action today called for a Chapter 7 United Nations (UN) mandate to be extended to the African Union (AU) force in Darfur, Sudan. As new reports from the media and from the UN confirm a sharp increase in violence in Darfur in recent weeks.
Mexico’s Fox Woos Washington at Great Cost
The current spat between Venezuela and Mexico will soon pass, yet it should be seen as far more than a trivial matter, springing as it does from deep roots in the collective psyche of each country.
Mindless Journalism: David Brooks, Jack Murtha and the Lost War
Sunday’s New York Times had an article by suburban-stay-safely-home-while-others-die pro-war columnist David Brooks taking Murtha to task... One senses that the armchair warriors are really frustrated with Murtha for having spoken up...The sectarian violence is the result of the American invasion and is prolonged and exacerbated by the occupation.
IRAQ: Talafar families start to receive compensation for damaged property
In an effort to compensate their losses, each family received an initial amount of $100, with monthly stipends planned for residents and extra reparations for those whose properties were totally destroyed...Others, however, complained that the amount was insufficient, especially for those with large families.
Book Review: Rethinking Social Realism: African American Art and Literature, 1930-1953
Morgan's book has a special focus on the contributions of 'social realist' writers, poets, and artists who were African American. These artists and their work were closely connected to the social conditions in which they lived... For this reason, art for them could not simply be a passive receptacle of idealized beauty, but needed to be an active medium through which the artists could help transform the world.
Friday Night Congress: What Was That?
During the middle of the day on Friday, I spent an hour or two on a conference call with activists and congressional staffers discussing next steps to end the war. We planned, among other things, to organize support for Congressman John Murtha's bill, H.J.Res. 73, which he introduced on Friday.
