Taxation or Racketeering?
I am Iranian by birth, a citizen of the US for over twenty years...[My] article, entitled, Taxation or Racketeering, is about a radical reformulation of taxation that will lead to substituting the current system with one in which the very individual who pays the taxes decides how to spend it.This is about direct democracy and about taking (some of) the levers of control back for the citizenry so that the corporate fat cats cannot fleece us all so easily and then leave us to die in our times of need.
As in World War II, The President Should Limit Oil Profits
President Bush frequently compares the war in Iraq to World War II. While giving the commencement speech at the U.S. Air Force Academy in June of last year Mr. Bush noted, “Like the Second World War, our present conflict began with a ruthless surprise attack on the United States.”
New Orleans Unmasks “Apartheid, American Style”
The illegal occupation in Iraq and the American Apartheid revealed by events in New Orleans provide ample evidence that it is time that “We the People” oust the scoundrels who are “leading” our nation. It is incumbent upon the poor and the working class...to exercise our social consciences and wrest the power from the unworthy hands of the wealthy minority who now hold that power.
FEMA Chief Brown Paid Millions to Fla. Residents Unaffected by '04 Hurricane to Help Bush
Michael Brown, the embattled head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approved payments in excess of $31 million in taxpayer money to thousands of Florida residents who were unaffected by Hurricane Frances and three other hurricanes last year in an effort to help President Bush win a majority of votes in that state during his reelection campaign, according to published reports.
Latinos for Peace
Ending the US occupation of Iraq and bringing our troops home is a top priority for Latino communities and all the people of the United States. The invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the policy of preemptive war move our country in the wrong direction in foreign and domestic policy.
The Popularity of Peace and Presidents
Numerous media organizations regularly poll members of the public on whether they approve of the President's job performance. Uniformly, these polls show a dramatic upsurge in approval of Bush immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001, but a decline in approval following Hurricane Katrina.
Chronology of a Failure to Stop Genocide: Bush Administration Policy on Darfur since September 9, 20
On this day last year, the White House declared that genocide was taking place in Darfur, Sudan. This announcement was the result of political pressure from Congress and citizen pressure from across the U.S. The legal finding was itself based on overwhelming evidence from a study of the region completed by the State Department the previous month.
In a Time of Crisis, Republicans Up to Their Usual Tricks
Much has been said about President Bush partying with John McCain, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a shoe shopping trip and Vice President Cheney on vacation - all while Americans on the Gulf Shore needed their leadership.
EGYPT: Mubarak 'wins' presidential election
Mubarak has been in power for 24 years. The result of Wednesday’s elections gives him another six-year term as president of Egypt.The elections were, however, marked by a low turnout with only 23 percent of the 32 million registered voters casting their ballots.
Unions Respond Instantly To Hurricane Tragedy
Workers helping workers. That is what the labor movement is all about. Because of President Bush's failed leadership and the inadequacy of the response by the agencies under his authority to Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding in New Orleans and the damage in Mississippi and Alabama, working families have had to dig deep into their limited resources to come to the aid of the victims of the disaster.
