Obama and Afghanistan: Now Is Not the Time for Silence
Over strong criticisms from many in its antiwar constituency, the Obama administration last week announced a second increase in the number of US troops in Afghanistan.
'We the People' to 'King of the World': 'YOU'RE FIRED!'
Nothing like it has ever happened. The President of the United States, the elected representative of the people, has just told the head of General Motors -- a company that's spent more years at #1 on the Fortune 500 list than anyone else -- 'You're fired!'
Movie Review: An Unlikely Weapon
The biographical facts about the life of Eddie Adams are clear. He photographed 13 wars and six US presidents, and almost every other culturally and historically important person. He had a hell of a career.
Happy Birthday Cesar Chavez!
No, he's NOT the president of Venezuela. Yes, he was the man who popularized the slogan 'Yes, we can!' Only he said 'Si' se puede!' Cesar Chavez, American young people should know, was an American who 40 years ago was inspiring young people to work long, hard hours for social justice.
Cultural Pluralism and the Left in Historical Perspective: An Interview with Gerald Meyer
Very briefly, the whole theory of cultural pluralism can be defined as a belief – a conviction – that the cultures of immigrants, particularly their languages, should be encouraged, sustained and developed, and not looked upon as something that should be erased and denigrated in any way, and that that would create a more varied and democratic culture.
Book Review: The Limits of Power
The author is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University. A lifelong conservative with several other books to his credit, Bacevich is a retired military colonel who served in Viet Nam and taught at West Point and John Hopkins University.
Is a Political-Economic Distinction Between Socialism and Communism Necessary?
In dealing with the current financial crisis, the US government is acquiring shares of financial and other corporations to which it is providing bailout funds. The press has been raising the specter that these actions are moving the United States toward socialism.
A pesar de la crisis, no hay que abandonar la lucha por la reforma migratoria
Se preguntan a si mismos los inmigrantes en EEUU, así como activistas pro derechos de los trabajadores inmigrantes, sobre el impacto que tendrá la crisis financiera nacional e internacional sobre la inmigración y los esfuerzos por conseguir un mejor trato a los trabajadores inmigrantes, con o sin papeles, bajo la nueva administración.
No Excuses: Financial Crisis No Reason to Drop Immigration Reform Struggle
Immigrants in the United States, as well as activists supporting immigrant workers’ rights, are wondering what the impact of the current national and world financial crisis will be on immigration, and on efforts to get a better deal for immigrant workers, with or without papers, under the new administration.
