Japan: Okinawans Oppose US Plans for New Base
The Japanese and U.S. government scheme to impose a new U.S. base on Okinawa is faced with strong criticism from local residents.
'It’s done all the time': How Much does a Republican Cost?
According to a story posted yesterday on The American Prospect's website, beleaguered Sen. George Allen (R-VA) may have improperly accepted stock options from a now defunct technology company known as Xybernaut.
NOW Turns Out Women's Vote in Upcoming Elections
Women voters will play an important role in next week's midterm elections as they register their feelings about the current state of affairs in the U.S.
No War With Iran
Predicting political events is almost a sure way to make a fool of yourself. The situation in the world changes too quickly and is too difficult to know in sufficient detail for any “expert’s” prediction to be much better than an ordinary person’s guess.
UK: More lies about Iraq
TONY Blair would have us believe that government agreement to a formal inquiry by senior backbenchers into how Britain became involved in the Iraq invasion would send a message of 'weakness' to resistance forces there.
Unmasking the Second Palestinian Intifada
Over the last five years, the Palestinian people have faced a host of obstacles in their fight for sovereignty, preventing them the opportunity to create a life those in the Western world brag about.
The Republican Politics of Hate: Defending Streisand and Fox (the actor, not the cable network)
Lawrence Albright chimes in on the heckling of Barbra Streisand and the bashing of Michael J. Fox -- two celebrities who have discovered the GOP-stoked politics of hate.
Binary Thinking – Another Reason To Oust The Republican Majority
As I was listening to The Young Turks interview with Ari Melber of 'The Nation' Tuesday morning, there was one phrase that really jumped out at me. He referred to Bush's 'binary thinking' as one of the major reasons why his own base has abandoned him.
Kerry's Apology; Some Suggestions -- With a Bite
Rob Kall, executive editor of OpEdNews.com, offers Senator John Kerry some suggestions regarding apologies to the military in the wake of the Senator's recent comments.
Australia: John Howard’s green hypocrisy
Last week the Howard Government announced more rural drought relief grants. Howard has finally acknowledged the reality of global warming, caused by emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2). However, the government still refuses to introduce carbon trading, which is intended to reduce CO2 emissions, and could see farmers earn significant incomes from reforestation, the establishment of wind or solar energy complexes on their farms, and even from ceasing land clearing.
