Tom DeLay’s Kampf
I thought of writer Dashiell Hammett, who went to prison for refusing to name names for the McCarthyites and was bankrupted for political reasons by the IRS, when I read of Tom DeLay’s threats against 'activist judges' and 'liberal media.'
Iraqi democracy must be nurtured
ABDULLAH MUHSIN argues for support for Iraqi democracy and calls on its political leaders to show that Iraqis can solve their own problems.
Activists Spotlight Wal-Mart's Role as Corporate Bad Actor
Community activists are taking their campaign to tell the truth about Wal-Mart’s anti-worker, anti-community policies to Wal-Mart’s headquarters in Arkansas.
Opposition to the 'Nuclear Option' Grows
More than 300 people gathered in Washington D.C. and New York City yesterday to send a loud and clear message to senators: 'Don't go nuclear.'
Bush Rebuffed in Venezuela (Again)
Having failed to dislodge firebrand Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez by force in an April 2002 coup, Bush now must come to terms with the fact that Venezuela has cultivated strong European ties.
U.S. masterminds Japan's postal privatization
A Office of the U.S. Trade Representative report emphasizes the importance the U.S. government has attached to the privatization of postal services in Japan's structural reform.
Call for Human Rights Reform at the UN
At the halfway point of the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for reforming the 53-member body.
Call for EU Opposition to US Maneuver Against Cuba
THE need for the European Union to reject US pressure and adopt an independent position in the Human Rights Commission in Geneva was highlighted by Ali Ruckert, president of the Communist Party of Luxembourg.
Tom DeLay's Corruption File Gets Fatter
According to press reports, DeLay's wife, Christine, and daughter, Dani DeLay Ferro, accepted over a half of a million dollars from Americans for a Republican Majority, a DeLay-controlled PAC.
Is There Still A Dream?
As we mark the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination nearly forty years ago, we might ask ourselves: is there still a dream?
