John Hope Franklin's Moral and Intellectual Poise
In 'A Life of Learning,' an address to the American Council of Learned Societies 20 years ago, John Hope Franklin recalled the 100th-birthday wisdom of the ragtime composer Eubie Blake, who said that had he known he would live so long, 'I'd have taken better care of myself.'
International Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles Faces New Hearing
HAVANA, Cuba, April 8 (acn) A new hearing for the self-confessed international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles was set for August 10th, 2009, by Judge Kathleen Cardone during a hearing this week in El Paso, Texas.
The Elephant in the Room in Port of Spain
In recent days the big corporate news media have resorted to flights of fancy to explain the strangely inevitable presence of the Cuban question in the discussions expected at the Summit that begins on April 17 in Trinidad and Tobago, without pointing out who is responsible for the absurd situation.
After Massive Fundraiser, Sen. Lincoln Turns Back on Working Families
After reportedly raising $800,000 from Democratic sources in March, including with the aid of Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) announced her opposition to a bill that would help working families boost their standards of living by joining unions.
Military’s Influence on Aid in Afghanistan Too Great – NGOs
KABUL, 3 April 2009 (IRIN) – Much of the international aid to Afghanistan over the past seven years has been spent to achieve military and political objectives, and the current approach to aid lacks “clarity, coherence and resolve”, a group of international NGOs has said.
Analysis: House and Senate Approve Budget Resolutions
The House and Senate moved the priorities of the Obama budget – important steps forward in passing their own Budget Resolutions on April 2. But the Senate’s steps towards investments in health care reform, education, and renewable energy were impeded by a number of amendments that signal roadblocks to overcome.
Members of Congress Support Normal Religious Exchanges with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, April 6 (acn) US Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), visiting Havana this week, spoke out in favor of the normalization of exchanges between religious communities from Cuba and her country.
Global Warming 'Skeptics' Are Wrong
So-called “global warming skeptics” are indeed getting more vocal than ever, and banding together to show their solidarity against the scientific consensus that has concluded that global warming is caused by emissions from human activities.
Seven Reasons to Oppose a Troop Surge in Afghanistan
We know that elements in the military and Congress exerted great pressure on President Obama to ratchet up the war on Afghanistan. To achieve a more rational and peaceful outcome, we need to exert a counter-pressure.
10,000 Marched to Honor Rev. King and Oppose Wars
In the spirit of Dr. King and the movement of equality and justice of the fifties and sixties, I say if we want peace to blossom, we must eradicate poverty, racism, sexism, violence and greed in the U.S. Peace cannot come by crying peace. ...
