Aspiring to Something Greater
In July of 2003, I stood at the edge of a First World War battlefield near Verdun, France. I had traveled to this place in preparation for teaching a course in 'Twentieth Century History' at a Canadian university.
New Pentagon Vision Transforms War Agenda
The U.S. military is increasingly being converted into a preemptive global oil protection service.
Guantanamo Detainees Still Held Illegally
The Bush administration continues to violate international law by holding the Guantanamo Bay prisoners without rights for indefinite periods of time.
Bush's Invitation to Abbas Rings Hollow
President Bush welcomed the election of Mahmoud Abbas as the Palestinian people's new president, asserting US readiness 'to help the Palestinian people realise their aspirations.'
China to Fight Monopolies and Wealth Gap
Chinese lawmakers propose a new law to fight monopoly capital in its private sector, while discussion continues about how to fight economic inequality.
US Pushing Drugs and Militarization in Africa
Bush adminsitration pushes dangerous AIDS druh in Uganda, and orders training of Congolese troops in order to increase US military presence in Africa.
Chinese Trade Unions Fight for Workers Pay
Migrant workers in southwest China win back wages as their local union pushes employers to pay up. This local effort is part of a national effort by All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) to assist their members.
A Matter of Life and Death
'We are fighting for a democratic modern state, which will enshrine political freedoms and rights and ensure that there is no return to dictatorship or authoritarianism under any guise, whether nationalist or religious.'
Cancel the Inauguration Parties
It would be an impressive sign to the world that America is capable of compassion and empathy if the President were to cancel the inaugural excess and add the tens of millions to the relief fund for the victims of the tsunami disaster.
UN still mobilizing tsunami aid
With funds amounting to close to $2 billion, the UN is continuing its efforts to mobilize international aid for the countries affected by the terrible seaquake in the Indian Ocean.
