I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know (if you didn't already) the good news that "Sicko" has been nominated for this year's Academy Award for Best Documentary. It was a pleasant surprise when we got the news on Tuesday.

One of the best places to start in venturing out into eco-cyberspace is the website of a green group you already know—perhaps one for whom you have donated money or volunteered.

Some of you may recall the powerful evidence in 2004 that George W. Bush was cheating in the debates by wearing an earpiece. The New York Times famously (well, at least somewhat famously) documented the evidence and then refused to print it.

Bill Gates is giving (by now gave) a speech at Davos in which he is calling upon the capitalists of the world to be kinder and to help the poor. But only if they can make a buck.

On Friday at 3 p.m. in front of the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., a group of veterans and other citizens is expected to make a demand that Canada allow hudreds of U.S. resisters to the occupation of Iraq to remain in Canada.

Tens of thousands of government supporters turned out to official celebrations in the barrio 23 de Enero in Caracas Jan. 23 to commemorate 50 years since the civic-military uprising that overthrew US backed dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez in 1958.

In regards to our "global economy," one is better off reading Dostoevsky’s The Gambler and saying to himself, “at the present moment I must repair to the roulette-table,” than listening to George Bush deluding himself about the fact that “while there is some uncertainty, the financial markets are strong and solid.”

The full Atlanta City Council approved a resolution Tuesday, January 12, 2008, in a veto-proof vote of 11-2, asking the Atlanta Housing Authority not to proceed with the displacement of residents from certain public housing communities.

California Agriculture Secretary Arthur Kawamura, confirmed here on Monday that he is visiting Cuba on an exploratory mission to promote the sale of products from this state in the western United States.

World Health Organization General Director Margaret Chan said on Monday that humanity is the most vulnerable species threatened by climate change.

The Australian federal government has shown itself to be powerless to control the big banks and corporations. These huge institutions have thumbed their noses at the timid words of the Federal Treasurer.

Gaza is under siege! Hundreds of commodities needed for maintaining daily life are not allowed into the Strip, by order of the Government of Israel. Even the entry of water filters has already been prevented for over half a year.

Censored 2008 includes many stories that will be a cause for concern for people the world over, such as the increasing US military presence in Africa, the neoliberal assault on India and the encroaching police state in the land of the brave.

“In the last six years, Washington has stepped up its sales and transfers of high-technology weapons, military training, and other military assistance to governments regardless of their respect for human rights, democratic principles, or nonproliferation.”

The insincerity of President Robert Mugabe's government in agreeing to the opposition's demands for laws allowing the right to demonstrate has now been fully exposed by the banning of an opposition march which police had previously approved.

A petition started on the Internet last year suggesting that Pete Seeger be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong work for peace, social justice, civil rights, human decency, and environmental responsibility, has developed into a grassroots movement with 14,000 + signatures.

Libya’s plan to deport up to two million illegal African migrants is forbidden under international law and some of those expelled risk torture back home.

Detroit, Mich. – An exhibition celebrating the life of Paul Robeson opened here last Saturday, Jan. 19, at Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery.

One of the many contributing factors driving the U.S. economy’s sharp downturn is the anger of foreign consumers boycotting American brands over the Iraq war.
It’s not just many of the 1.5 billion Muslim consumers, either, that have quit buying Made in America.

The whole big mess started with an incident that took place on November 1, 2006. Cariol Horn was called to assist in the arrest of a suspect who was supposedly giving the police a lot of trouble. This took place in Buffalo in the inner city, but it’s right on the borderline with the suburbs.