A New World is Possible
It is our governments who want to demonize and marginalize other cultures, religions, races and ethnic groups. George Bush, his coldhearted cronies, and his easily misled and willingly blind followers want to 'fight them over there so we don't have to fight them over here!' Who are these 'thems' that we are fighting over there?
85% of Dems in PA Favor Pro-Impeachment Candidates
A new poll conducted in Pennsylvania (a battleground 'purple' state) by Zogby International and commissioned by OpEdNews.com found that 84.9 percent of Democrats said they would be likely to vote for a congressional candidate who 'supports having impeachment proceedings against President Bush.'
Bush Spy Ringleader Doesn't Know 4th Amendment
When Gen. Michael Hayden, principal deputy director of National Intelligence and former director of the National Security Agency, displayed an equally astounding lack of knowledge about a matter just as basic to his job, media as a whole let it pass without comment.
The Truth About the State of our Union
We are sure to hear a rosy tale of an economy on the rebound, a blossoming democracy in Iraq, a terror network on the run, and a Gulf Coast region rebuilding better and stronger than ever before. As is most often the case with this Administration, the rhetoric does not match reality.
Living on the Edge: Skirting With Nuclear Danger
It is incomprehensible that today, more than 16 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the US and Russia are still targeting more than 3,000 nuclear tipped missiles at each other’s cities, ready to go off with even less assurances that an accidental launch could be avoided then we had back in 1983 when Colonel Petrov performed his heroic act.
Stonewall Democrats Launch New Georgia Organization
The Atlanta Stonewall Democrats (ASD) held a launch celebration this evening for its new Atlanta chapter, which is meant to replace [and absorb] a former Georgia-wide group. Nationally, the Stonewall Democrats are a political coalition for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (glbt) Democrats and Democratic activists who support glbt issues.
Over 1.4 Million Cubans Joined Fidel Castro in March Past the US Interests Section
Once more the Cubans have surprised the world with the forceful image of a sea of people as indomitable as the ocean that breaks on the Malecon, the sea wall of the capital...Cubans of all creeds and races paraded past the perfidious and provocative US Interests Office in Havana to express their determined support for Fidel, the Revolution and Socialism, and to condemn injustice and terrorism.
Japan: No U.S. beef imports before making sure that it's safe
After lifting the ban on U.S. beef imports, a shipment of U.S. beef has arrived with the backbone, vulnerable to BSE infection. It was found during visual quarantine inspection. The government must be held responsible for this.
Hamas or Bush?: A Barrier to Peace
THE stunning victory won by Hamas in the Palestinian elections indicates, at the least, that the Palestinian Authority has demonstrated its ability to run a transparent and fair election. This is in stark contrast to the US where a candidate backed by big business and the military industrial complex can steal an election through corruption, intimidation and media complicity.
Mexico’s Important Presidential Campaign: Behind the Smiling Faces and Big Talk
In both a regional and domestic context, Mexico's 2006 election carries tremendous significance. Some analysts have suggested that the early strength of populist candidate Andres Manuel López Obrador – Mexico’s contribution to the “pink tide” now sweeping the region – might make the July 2 vote a potential watershed event.
