Social Security: Bush and GOP Offer only Privatization or Benefit Cuts
During his prime time news conference Thursday evening, President Bush offered a new twist to his Social Security privatization plan. Using the term 'sliding scale,' Bush unveiled new rhetorical euphemisms for cutting benefits.
Ethics Reversal Signals DeLay’s Isolation
Ethics committee rules changes designed to protect House Majority Leader Tom DeLay from investigation were reversed by the Republican-controlled House on Wednesday.
Pressure on Wal-Mart over discrimination grows
Five distinguished members of the US Congress have added their support to the 'Love Mom, not Wal-Mart' campaign, which is linked to American Mother's Day and is the latest initiative by .
Venezuela Launches Hemispheric TV Network
With the imminent launching of the government-sponsored Televisora del Sur (Telesur), network control of the country’s existing media, including Univisión and CNN en Español, might sorely be put to the test.
Darfur Crisis Continues: Intervention Sought
Arbitrary arrest, torture and killings continue in the Darfur region of the Sudan, human rights advocates report, despite a negotiated peace settlement, international condemnation, and plans for a UN peacekeeping intervention.
Venezuela: Washington Beating War Drums
On the eve of Condoleeza Rice's tour of Latin America, an extremely provocative article appeared yesterday in The New York Times.
U.S. Out of Iraq: Forum Features Conyers, Woolsey, Lee, Ellsberg
A forum held in a US House of Representatives office building on April 28 brought together leaders of the movement to withdraw US troops from Iraq.
Social Security and Iraq War: Bush's Public Relations is Falling Apart
Do Bush's handlers believe that DeLay's slumping 38 percent approval rating combined with Bush's 43 percent approval adds up to 81?
A blind eye to torture
A YEAR after the world was revolted by the publication of photographs detailing the torture and humiliation of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad, top US military and political leaders remain unpunished.
American democracy or American arbitrariness?
'Rose Revolution'', 'Orange Revolution'', 'Lemon Revolution'': Within a short period of time the political powers of Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan have changed colors.
