Monopolies and the Public Good
First, we need to offer publicly funded incentives for real innovation, research, and development. Second, we must put public funds to work to improve, expand, and repair Amtrak infrastructure and equipment. Third, through public disclosure of the issues involved, we can promote the fair settlement of labor contracts for Amtrak workers.
The Super Bowl: Who Stole the Soul?
Apparently it's not killer bees, sleeper cells, or flesh eating viruses we are supposed to fear this week. According to the mainstream media, it's the Super Bowl that's hazardous to our health.
US Arms Race is a Crime
Mexican researcher Alfonso Herrera Franyutti described as a crime the multibillion-dollar US military escalation in a world where the vast majorities die of hunger.
Your Vote Will Be Thoughtful, But Will It Be Counted?
On February 12th, I'll vote for Obama in the Virginia Democratic Primary if it still matters (if it doesn't I'll vote for Kucinich). And I will have no possible way to determine whether my vote is counted. I'll be voting on a touch-screen electronic voting machine.
17 Years 4 Months Still Too Long for Padilla
Why federal Judge Marcia Cooke is trying to make President Bush’s baseless arrest, detention and charges of Jose Padilla look as if they are even remotely legitimate is beyond me.
