A viral e-mail of unknown origins urging recipients to donate to Planned Parenthood "in honor of Sarah Palin" generated more than 31,000 donations totaling over $800,000 for the women's health and family planning organization.

During the presidential debate, Sept. 26, John McCain claimed, “I voted for alternate fuel all my time… No one can be opposed to alternate energy, no one.” But John McCain's own record suggests he may be confused about how he has voted, not just once or twice, but 23 times against renewable energy.

As many as 27 million American workers can expect to lose their employment-sponsored health care benefits if John McCain's health care proposals become law, a new report by the Economic Policy Institute's Policy Center showed this week.

In linking the meltdown in the financial services sector to George W. Bush's economic policies of deregulation in banking, Barack Obama, during the presidential debate, Sept. 26, said that the crisis "is a final verdict on eight years of failed economic policies promoted by George Bush, supported by Senator McCain."

In his speech to the nation Wednesday, Sept. 24th, George W. Bush blamed homeowners and lenders for the current financial crisis in explaining the origins of the financial crisis on Wall Street. Bush went on to use near-apocalyptic terms to drive home the need for an immediate $700 billion bailout of Wall Street bankers and lenders.

John McCain sought to cancel the first presidential debate scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26, ostensibly to work on the financial crisis. Before the phony campaign suspension, McCain was at Morgan Library and Museum "preparing" for his Friday debate.

The triumphalist note struck by the UPA government and the Congress leadership on the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) clearance that has opened the way for the US Congress to adopt the 123 agreement, cannot hide the hard realities.

Richard Fuld is not, strictly speaking, someone likely to be overcome by his moods. In his office at the top of a glass sky-scraper in Manhattan, he pilots the 4th largest bank of the US, Lehman Brothers. He is one of the leaders of global finance.

Discussing the preface to The Opinion Makers, by David W. Moore (Boston: Beacon Press, 2008) in Part 1, we reviewed the claim that the polls distort and misrepresent public opinion. Here is a case in point: how the polls manufactured a pro Iraq War sentiment to bolster the claims of the Bush administration.

The international community has failed to fulfill any of the goals it set itself regarding the Middle East peace process and has therefore made little progress in improving the lives and humanitarian situation of Palestinians.

The solution of the Cyprus problem is not a question of time. It is a question of political will and readiness for a solution on an agreed basis. Our goal is to be in line with the frameworks as defined by the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, the High-Level Agreements, International and European Law.

The United States and Britain embarked on the liberalization of global financial services markets and promoted the expansion of the casino economy that allows speculative money to wield its power unharnessed in the borderless world.

More than 65,000 people submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, rejecting new Bush administration rules that women's health care advocates believe could jeopardize women's access to quality health care.

It is unanimously recognized that the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating by the day. The engagement by NATO of over 70, 000 soldiers has offered no solution to the principal problems of terrorism, political instability, and the production and traffic of opium.

Long gone are the days of delusion in which financial gurus and political pundits thought that the economic problems faced by America could be swept under the carpet. For this reason, it becomes redundant to discuss the details of the current financial turmoil.

John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign and return to Washington was little more than stagecraft, a political stunt to garner photo opportunities and to distract voters from his sinking campaign, congressional leaders suggested this evening, Sept. 25th.

The week of September 22, 2008 has seen huge popular opposition to the Bush administration's bailout of Wall Street banks at taxpayer's expense. While stabilization of credit markets and the banking sector generally is crucial, the smart choice is to pursue a solution that addresses the fundamental causes of the collapse and helps working families avoid further economic calamity.

Did John McCain suspend his campaign "to return to Washington to broker a deal on the financial crisis" in order to use the financial crisis as a way to prop up his sagging poll numbers? Or, is he afraid to meet Barack Obama head to head in a debate?

A letter addressed to Congress and signed by more than a dozen labor and community leaders, including the presidents of both national labor federations, demanded a "common sense" approach to the Wall Street bailout...

Should the Cuban counterrevolution lose its long-standing political value to the US neoconservative right-wing extremists, their strong position in Southern Florida would no longer have any meaning, purpose or future.