Do Not Execute Stanley Williams!
Clearly Stanley Williams is not an appropriate candidate for the death penalty. His trial was riddled with extraordinary constitutional violations. Additionally Williams has reformed in prison and can serve as an asset to society while serving a term of life in prison without possibility of parole.
Workers' Rights are Human Rights
Workers and union leaders testified at a Workers Rights Hearing about the failure of US labor law to protect workers who try to join unions.
Some Impressions From Venezuela
In Venezuela things are moving at an incredible speed. The above quoted lines are very apt to describe the mood that exists here. When you arrive at the airport in Caracas, you are informed that, “you are now in Bolivarian territory”. This sets the tone for what is to come.
The Iron Fist of Jesus
How much damage will men like George Bush, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Sam Brownback, Ralph Reed, and Rick Santorum inflict before reason prevails and they are unmasked as the twisted, malevolent charlatans that they are?
The War in Iraq: Aggression against children
Ali Ismaeel Abbas, aged 12, was sleeping when a missile completely destroyed his house and killed most of his family, leaving him orphan, with terrible burns and without arms.
Philadelphia: A Stunning Win for Mumia Abu-Jamal
In a startling new development, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has agreed to hear arguments on three claims by Pennsylvania death-row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal that his 1982 trial and state appeal were tainted by constitutional violations.
AFGHANISTAN: New parliament to meet
Following the appointment of 34 presidential appointees to the 102-seat Meshrano Jirga (the upper house of parliament), Afghanistan's new national assembly is scheduled to convene on 19 December for the first time in more than three decades
Mayor of London Calls Bushies 'A Gang of Thugs'
Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, England, threw a bash for anti-war activists this evening and denounced the Bush Administration as 'a gang of thugs.' He praised the work of those present from the US and the UK who have worked to end the war, including offering high praise for Cindy Sheehan, who also spoke.
NIGERIA-SUDAN: Darfur talks stumble over fresh rebel demands
In addition to the vice presidency, the rebels want Darfur’s borders returned to what they were at independence in 1956 to encompass Karal al-Thoum, Al-A’Troon and Wa’hat al-Sharafi, areas were incorporated into northern Sudan by Khartoum in the 1990s.
It's Time for Fair Taxes, not GOP Pandering to the Ultra Rich
Once again Republican congressional leaders are attempting to push through enormous tax cuts for the rich, while leveling social benefits.
