Karl Rove May Have Lied to Federal Agents
Looks like Karl Rove did break the law, the same federal law that got Martha Stewart sentenced to six months in prison. It now appears that Rove, President Bush’s chief of staff, may have lied to the FBI in October 2003—a federal crime—when he was questioned by federal agents investigating who was responsible for leaking information about a covert CIA operative to the media.
Shellacked! The Crushing of the NHL Players Association
Not since Ronald Reagan gutted the PATCO Air Traffic Controllers has a union suffered such a high profile thrashing. After the longest labor lockout in the history of pro-sports, the National Hockey League Players Association now resembles John Ashcroft after 12 rounds with Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.
Oil, the only US interest in Africa
After decolonization and as a result of the colonial legacy, African countries’ economies have depended almost exclusively on agricultural production and the exploitation of minerals such as gold and diamonds. Africa’s participation in world trade dropped from 4% to 2% during the 1990s, and currently, excluding South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria, this participation is nearing 0%.
One Billion Children Suffer Poverty in the World, Africa Suffers Most
UNICEF warned [that] AIDS has a dramatic impact on underage people, and drew attention to the plight of Africa due to this illness, where life expectancy has reduced from 60 to less than 40 years, and almost 15 million children have lost one or both parents.
The World Festival of Students and Youth - After August, What’s Next?
The Venezuelan revolution must be defended as an example to all of Latin America and to the world. In Venezuela, the people rose. From the grass roots level, the people have founded their own democracy...The U.S. Hands Off Venezuela Campaign opposes all forms of intervention by the U.S. government and its agencies in Venezuela...
NIGER: Free food needed now as millions teeter on the brink of famine, UN says
'Some 3.6 million people, including 800,000 children, are facing acute malnutrition, which at any moment could turn into a famine,' said Ziegler, a Swiss sociologist.[He] said the response of the international community to this tragedy had been totally inadequate. 'It's scandalous. We have received less than a quarter of the funding we asked for...'
Gay Marriage Critics Are Misguided
According to Steven P. Martin, Ph.D., ... who just released a monumental study of divorce in America over the last 30 years, the divorce rate is directly correlated to a lack of education, especially among women...But accusing gay marriage advocates of contributing to the demise of the cultural institution of marriage is misguided.
Sudan's 'Government of National Unity': Prospects for meaningful peace in Darfur and South Sudan
This past weekend's inauguration of a new 'government of national unity' (GNU) for Sudan, while unquestionably an historic event, hardly heralds immediate peace for either Darfur or Eastern Sudan, and does nothing to change the deteriorating situation on the ground in South Sudan, where critical transitional needs continue to be largely unfunded by the international community.
The Karl Rove Scandal and Bush’s Drive for War with Iraq
It’s all very exciting. Just days ago, word came out that White House aid and President Bush’s close friend, Karl Rove, leaked classified information to the press about the identity of an undercover CIA agent.
Bush’s Credibility is Through the Floor, Why?
Let’s face it, most people just don’t think President Bush tells the truth. A new poll conducted by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows that 59 percent of Americans refuse to describe Bush as 'honest and straightforward.' The poll also showed that Americans regard the Iraq war and jobs as the main area of concern. Why are they concerned?
