Land of the 'Free' & False Incarceration: 'The American dream became a nightmare'
Although it does have a happy ending, this is certainly a sad story. It is the saga of Luis Díaz, a man who spent 26 years incarcerated for crimes he did not commit, a young man who unjustly aged behind the bars of a jail cell. It is the story of a Latino immigrant whose American dream ended up being a horrible and protracted nightmare. How many more like him are languishing in U.S. prisons?
Blog Viewpoint: Penguins Kill Intelligent Design Theory
Intelligent Design is just creationism in new clothes. The genius this time is that they’re pitching it as if believing in evolution and god is mutually exclusive. Unfortunately, they’ve unleashed the shiny PR campaign on woefully unequipped school boards across the country and the leader of the free world’s brain. Beam me up, Galileo! If there is an Intelligent Designer, I know of some pretty mad penguins who’d like to talk with her.
The World Watches: Day 9 at Camp Casey
The ninth day ended in the most awesome way. We were out at Camp Casey and it was sprinkling a little bit and it really looked like the rain was going to start pouring down anytime. We looked over into the next cow pasture and there was a full rainbow. Rainbows are supposedley God's sign of hope. When Casey was killed on 04/04/04, I thought that all of my hope was killed, too. Being involved in the peaceful occupation of Crawford and meeting hundreds of people from all over the world has given me so much hope for the future...
Building Trades Pledge to Go Forward While Seeking Unity
Delegates to the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department’s convention wrapped up a three-day meeting in Boston pledging to fight for workers’ rights while seeking ways to work with members of two unions that recently disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO.
Letter from Caracas: Love at first sight with the Venezuelan revolution
Some of the most inspiring speakers at the festival are the Venezuelans, who continually defend the revolution and its conquests, and speak of the desire to push the revolution forward.The main slogan of the festival is “For peace and solidarity, we fight against imperialism and war”. But some seem to have gone beyond this slogan, and at most of the sessions socialism is discussed as a way of achieving peace.
Redemption Within Reach for the American Empire
America is indeed approaching a spiritual death. Our dark cabal of Neocon leaders, several of whom have held positions of great power under Reagan, Bush I, and now Bush II, are perpetuating unrestrained expansion of the American Empire while utilizing Orwellian propaganda to convince its subjects that they are still living in the 'land of the free'.
The Murder of Casey Sheehan
I first met Cindy at a support rally in San Diego for Pablo Paredes, who was on trial for refusing to deploy with a ship that was loaded with 300 Marines and bound for Iraq. 'I was told my son was killed in the war on terror,' Cindy told the crowd. 'He was killed by George Bush's war of terror on the world.'
The FTAA: A Recipe for Economic Disaster?
The pending - but currently floundering - Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) was launched at the Miami Summit of the Americas in 1994 as a U.S.-led initiative to expand the North American Free Trade Area Agreement (NAFTA). It was designed to eliminate trade barriers among all nations in the Western Hemisphere, except Cuba.
Álo Presidente Hugo Chávez: Latin America's Rising Superstar
The Bush administration’s open contempt for Chávez and its underhanded attempts to cut down the democratically-elected leader contradict the republican ideals that the U.S. claims to protect and promote throughout the region and mortally tarnish Washington’s fast disappearing reputation as a constructive hemispheric factor.
ZIMBABWE: Constitutional amendment to restrict travel
Under the draft Bill the government seeks the power to restrict freedom of movement in the name of national interest and security. If passed, the proposed legislation will give the state the right to suspend or withdraw the travel documents of citizens.
