In one of the more ludicrous distortions in the history of magazine publishing, The Reader’s Digest (RD) article titled “World’s Most Dangerous Leaders” by Dale Van Atta indicts three regional figures as “dangerous” but omits global bruiser George Bush.

11 January marked the sixth year anniversary of the establishment of the Guantánamo detention camp. Mere months after the start of the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan, a large cargo plane landed in a US military base in Cuba's Guantánamo Bay.

What are the implications of recent increased use of mercenaries and private armies for the analysis of imperialism, forms of resistances and the alternatives for a transition to socialism under the extremely difficult conditions of the 21st century?

Thus far in the campaign for the Presidential nomination, the media has, as usual, been focusing on the personalities of the various candidates, their hairstyles and their “experience” or lack of it, and of course any bickering they can foment between the candidates.

According to the neo-conservatives of the United States, the new American dream seemed a reality. Money would lose its value. What was important would be credit. "Yours with no money down," "Buy a car and your home appliances now, and pay for them in five years."

First, let us turn to the current state of the Canadian economy which, according to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and most Bay Street analysts and sycophants, is humming along just fine.

City Council of Atlanta today approved two bills offered by Councilwoman Felicia Moore, District 9, to codify their oversight role in the Atlanta Housing Authority’s mass eviction and demolition plans for all remaining public housing.

While the race for the Democratic nomination for president has just begun, it's clear that the people, many of whom are first time participants in the process, are hungering for change and to put their mark on this election.

As Susan Faludi detailed in Backlash, the 1980s conservative revolt against the feminist movement quickly permeated popular culture—the movies we watched, the ads we were fed—reinforcing the sorry stereotypes the women’s movement sought so hard to diffuse.

It’s hard to believe, but the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., just ruled three Muslim British humanitarian workers and a religious pilgrim captured in Afghanistan and detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison, were non-persons and, therefore, torturing them was legal!

A class action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over lengthy delays for medical care and disability benefits can go forward, ruled a federal judge last Thursday in San Francisco.

Leading up to the New Hampshire primary, the storyline on the Democratic side was the disastrous state of the Clinton campaign. Her loss was a given; it seemed the only considerations were the margin of defeat and whether or not she would even continue running at all.

Dennis Kucinich can't get a fair shake, say his supporters. The media ignore him and the Democratic Party is unhappy with his insurgent candidacy.

In a stump speech before an audience of more than 200 at the University of Detroit Friday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich called for a recount of electronic ballots from the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

The arrival Wednesday of President Bush to the Middle East was met by Palestinian protests and Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip which left three dead.

Sen. Barack Obama received a huge boost one day after finishing slightly behind Sen. Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary when three important union endorsements went his way.

Salam Ali, the International Secretary for the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) recently visited Belfast and held a briefing meeting for the Communist Party of Ireland.

Defying the polls and the media hype, Sen. Hillary Clinton defeated Sen. Barack Obama by three points last night in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. John Edwards came in a distant third, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Gov. Bill Richardson rounded out the pack.

US Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) became the new comeback kid by parlaying a third place finish in the Iowa Caucuses into a New Hampshire win in the nation's first Primary Election on Tuesday.

As the results of the Republican and Democratic primaries in New Hampshire are reported tonight, it's a good bet that many prominent pundits and journalists will declare the race for the White House all but over--long before 98 percent of voters have had any say in the matter.