Congress Must Change Racist Crack Cocaine Laws
Does the number 1 equal 100? In common math it does not, but when you are talking federal drug sentencing it unfortunately does. If you distribute just five grams of crack, it carries a minimum five-year federal prison sentence.
Cuba Denounces Terrorist Impunity in US
Cuba has denounced the impunity enjoyed in the United States by several confessed terrorists who, lacking scruples, have committed numerous bloody acts against Cuba.
Bush Veto Hits Working Families, Women
Bush issued just the sixth veto of his presidency on a bill that funds an array of social programs that aid working families. He is demanding huge cuts to programs ranging from education, health, nutrition, and low-income assistance.
Pakistan’s Beleaguered General
General Pervez Musharraf has imposed Emergency and suspended the Constitution in Pakistan. This has led to virtual martial law with the wholesale removal of Supreme Court judges, gagging of the media and arrests of hundreds of political party activists.
Veterans Day: A Day for Peace or A Day for War?
Could you ever imagine that Veterans Day was originally enacted as a day for world peace? Not by the way veterans who stand for peace are treated in Veterans Day ceremonies!
Commodity Fetishism, Sustainable Development, and Marx's Capital
The year 2007 marks the 140th anniversary of the publication of Karl Marx’s Capital, Volume 1. After these many years it can be asked whether this great book still has anything relevant to say about social problems now at the forefront of human concern.
Gulf Workers Confront ‘Race to Bottom’
Renaissance Park in Baker, La., has a name that does it no justice. Home to Catherine Pitt, 31, an African American mother and her two children, it is row after row of cramped FEMA trailers sitting on a flat field encircled by barbed wire and patrolled by armed Blackwater USA security guards.
Blacks Need Radio News, Not Michael Baisden's Slanders
By November 9, Baisden, who calls himself the 'Bad Boy' of radio, was forced to tuck his tail between his legs and issue a half-hearted, disingenuous 'apology' to Color of Change.
Giuliani, Pro-Choice? Media Mislabel GOP Front-runner
News stories about Rudy Giuliani's campaign for the Republican nomination for president often refer to his supposed support for abortion rights.
Georgia: DeKalb County to Expedite Funds Approved for Grady Hospital
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, November 06, 2007, amended a resolution passed last month in order to more quickly deliver emergency funding to the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority for Grady Hospital.
