Oil: Dig Up Your Own
It is customary to run into brazenly racist commentary coming out of the U.S. liberals and right-wingers alike, especially when it comes to the question of oil.
USLAW: Reawakening the anti-war tradition in American labor
In the summer of 2005, the AFL-CIO convention in Chicago passed a groundbreaking resolution. After several speakers rose to argue vigorously for a “friendly amendment”, the convention called for the “rapid” withdrawal of US Troops from Iraq.
Has capitalism reached its limits?
In the wake of the widespread U.S. sub-prime mortgage crisis, speculative funds began to flow into the oil and grains markets, pushing up their prices. The trend is so powerful that it is very difficult to keep these moves under control. Observing this situation, some economic analysts are saying, “Capitalism is reaching its limits.”
Women Voters Boost Obama in the Polls
The idea that John McCain will pick up women voters who backed Clinton is 'mythology' and a 'pipe dream,' said Ellen Malcolm, president of Emily's List, a women voter's organization that had strongly endorsed Hillary Clinton in the primaries.
Spiraling Unemployment and Inflation
Unemployment rose in May, from 5% to 5.5%, the largest one month jump in over 20 years. The national average for a gallon of gas reached $4 this week, with the upward spiral expected to continue.
'Science-based' Legislation Sought in Global Warming Fight
After the failure of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act in the Senate last week, climate change activists are calling for a stronger 'science-based' bill that will meet minimum standards needed to maintain a livable climate.
Alternative Mosquito Repellents
A study conducted in the late 1980s on Everglades National Park employees to determine the effects of DEET found that a full one-quarter of the subjects studied experienced negative health effects that they blamed on exposure to the chemical.
Cuban Five: Response to Atlanta Appeals Court Ruling
On Wednesday, June 4, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta issued its decision on the appeal submitted by the defense. In a 99-page ruling, and by unanimous decision, the three judges upheld the guilty verdicts against the five Cuban patriots and annulled the sentences of three of them, who must be re-sentenced.
Obama Campaign Reaches Out to LGBT Community
Praising Sen. Hillary Clinton's long record of fighting for equality for LGBT people, Obama for America Deputy Campaign Manager Steve Hildebrand extended a warm welcome to LGBT supporters of the New York Senator on a conference call June 6.
In Defense of All Our Families
As the reader is probably aware, California’s Supreme Court overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage on May 15 of this year, joining Massachusetts as the only other state in the union to offer full marriage rights to same-sex couples. The decision is set to take effect on June 16.
