New Offshore Drilling Won't Lower the Price of Gas
Energy policy and high gas prices has dominated the public debate over the past few weeks as both presidential candidates have tussled back and forth on the issue.
Black Americans Left Behind in AIDS battle
Barbara Lee, a congresswoman from Oakland, California, noted that PEPFAR has brought a sense of urgency to HIV programs in other countries that is lacking in the US. 'Where is our PEPFAR?' she asked.
Hiroshima Never Again
Commemorations of the August 1945 nuclear bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are occasions when the demand is raised for the abolition of all nuclear weapons. Hiroshima is a stark reminder of the devastation that weapons of mass destruction cause and a time to demand an end to the terror of nuclear annihilation.
Document: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following.
Gas Station TV Bows to Big Oil Demands
After initially approving an Obama campaign advertisement for use at Florida gasoline stations on Gas Station TV, a network whose self-described mission is to 'reach captive audiences via video at the gas station pump with targeted advertising,' the advertising driven video service refused to show the ad.
Which Way? A PA Interview with Michael Albert
My feeling is exactly what I write in the article, which is to say, I am very hopeful, but I lack sufficient information to be more than hopeful. I wasn't saying that only others need more information, though many other people do, of course.
Activists Demand Investigation of Wal-Mart's Pro-McCain Policy
Union activists affiliated with the WakeUpWalMart.com campaign circulated a petition this week via e-mail demanding the Federal Election Commission investigate whether Wal-Mart has violated federal election laws.
Are You Registered?: Obama and Civic Participation
Critics of US politics often cite low voter participation as a sign of political backwardness, massive alienation from the process, and the lack of an appeal by the major party platforms to ordinary working Americans. Barack Obama wants to change all that.
Media Fall for John McCain's 'Race Card' Spin
Corporate media have been absurdly receptive to the McCain campaign's charge that Barack Obama 'played the race card' by predicting that his opponents in the presidential race would try to use his race against him.
WFTU Expresses Solidarity with Calif. Public Workers
he World Federation of Trade Unions strongly condemns the dismissal of 22,000 part-time public employees in California and the cuts in the wages of most of the state’s 200,000 employees.
