Acting under no legitimate authority whatsoever, the U.S.-installed interim Haitian government led by Gerard Latortue outlawed all demonstrations until last October 2nd...Ironically, President Bush declared at his second inauguration last January, “All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know that the United States will not ignore your oppression or excuse your oppressors.”

O’Reilly’s racist argument has deep roots in the ultra right. It is echoed daily by the likes of Bill Bennett who thought nothing of arguing that genocide against Black people would eliminate much crime.

After a second indictment on the charge of money laundering by a Texas grand jury this week, a Houston newspaper is reporting that Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) has changed his story about his involvement in illegal campaign finance transactions.

A growing list of Congress Members are not just speaking out about Bill Bennett's recent racist remarks on his radio show. Some of them are pressuring the network that airs his show, Salem Radio Network, and asking the sponsors that fund it to withdraw their support.

The 2004 elections in Spain pitted incumbent Prime Minister José María Aznar López of the conservative Partido Popular (Popular Party-PP) against the head of the liberal Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Worker’s Socialist Party-PSOE), Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

From DeLay's corruption to Bush and Dobson's conversations with God (She must feel like Dear Abby) to the "pro-torture nine," here are some fine examples of Republican ideology in practice.

Learn more about and take action against the Miers nomination and Bush's elimination of wage protections for hurricane victims. Alos support troop withdrawal and demand the prosecution of the Bush administration illegal use fo government resources to spread "covert propaganda."

The author is a well-known commentator on Pacifica Radio, particularly "Democracy Now" where his reports on the illegal US invasion of Iraq have garnered a wide and appreciative audience.

The occupation of Iraq by U.S. forces "fuels the insurgency." What's more, the U.S. military occupation of Iraq foments terrorism throughout the entire Middle East. In fact, those were the assessments of Army General George Casey during his testimony to Congress on September 29, 2005.

A socialist society, and only a socialist society, can plan seriously for the welfare and well-being of the entire population, sans speculators and profiteers. A capitalist society, however, chastened by a strong labor movement and [the] left can tax and regulate the capitalist class, and institute price controls (as capitalist states do in wartime) to prevent the "scavengers real estate boom" that New Orleans is currently experiencing.

This is one of the better books published in the past year on the question of globalization that examines and critically links the issues of women's labor, global capitalism, imperialism, and gender inequality.

"The fossil-fuel based, auto-centered economy of the United States threatens not only the world energy supply, but also the climate," said Lester Brown,[President, Earth Policy Institute]during his stay in Beijing to attend the "Twenty First Forum," in an exclusive interview with Xinhua which sharply criticized US energy policy. "Humanity's collective demands have exceeded the earth's regenerative capacity by 26 percent."

On this occasion, we reiterate our position in support of the political process, looking forward to its completion, and to the forthcoming elections taking place on time. We want these elections to be characterized by transparency, integrity and free competition on the basis of political programs and free choice, without any kind of coercion and pressure.

A Nationwide dawn to dusk Hartal (general strike) was successfully observed at the call of the Communist Party of Bangladesh to protest the govt. decision to raise fuel prices, the galloping increase in price of all essentials...Hartal was observed on 18 Sept. all over the country at the independent call of CPB alone. Shops, inter district road transport remained fully closed and most of the public and private offices were either closed were only partially attended.

The August jobless rate for America's black teens (ages 16 to 19 years) was 35.8 percent, up by 2.7 percentage points from July...Against that backdrop, employment for black teens living in urban areas across the nation is worsened by two factors. “Housing discrimination and inadequate transportation make it difficult for these youth to leave the central cities,” writes author and economist Michael D. Yates.

Here is another of our occasional book roundups consisting of short notices of works we have not been able to fully review. These are essentially meta-reviews (reviews of reviews). If any of our readers are inspired to read one of these books and wish to write a full review, please contact pabooks@politicalaffairs.net.

We have been lied to about the war. But not only that. The party has been manipulated so that it has not been allowed to discuss the issue properly. The Labour leaders have got so nervous of criticism that when I shouted the single word "nonsense"- when the Foreign Secretary sought to paper over the issue with smooth words - party officials sent the bouncers in. Even one word of criticism, it seems, was too much.

And then it hits me: "Real world" America is about blind rage and deep divides...Then again, Highway 61 ends at the New Orleans Superdome, America's forgotten island of the damned and dispossessed, reminding all America that the highway still tells the unrelenting story of rich and poor, white and black, conservative and liberal.

Noriega’s policy toward Haiti culminated with Aristide’s forced “resignation” in February of 2004, an act which most analysts and area journalists likely view as a U.S. sponsored para-coup with Noriega as the playmaker. Noriega was not only integral in the planning and carrying out of Aristide’s overthrow, but he would later cynically counsel the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Aristide resignation “may eventually be considered his [Noriega’s] finest hour.”

With over 45 million people without any health care coverage, according to Census Bureau surveys, Marilyn Clement, national coordinator of Healthcare Now!, sees no other alternative but to campaign tirelessly for universal health care...Support for the Healthcare Now! coalition’s goal of passing the Conyers Bill is growing...supporters have organized public events in 90 cities over the next few months.