Maize of Deception: How Corn-Based Ethanol Can Lead To Starvation and Environmental Disaster
As the Bush administration continues to push its alternative fuels agenda, it has become increasingly evident that corn-based ethanol could be as much the global villain as a boon to society.
'Foil Attempts to Maintain an Open-ended Military Occupation,' says ICP
The 8th National Congress has acquired special significance in our party's life, coming after 31 years of holding its last congress in the capital Baghdad (the 3rd Congress in June 1976).
Book Review: The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon
In Michael Chabon's latest novel, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Meyer Landsman is a member of the Yiddish Policemen's Union by virtue of being a homicide detective at Sitka Central, in the Provisional Jewish Settlement in Sitka, Alaska. And he's at the end of his rope.
Atlanta: Activists Defeat Paratransit Fare Changes for MARTA
MARTA’s Board of Directors voted Monday to preserve the Paratransit Fare Structure for fiscal year 2008, ending a standoff between the Board and the disabled community over a proposed alteration to the Paratransit Fare Structure.
Who Killed the Immigration Bill, and Who Wants it to Come Back?
Within hours of the Senate vote to kill its comprehensive immigration reform bill, the lobbyist for software giant Oracle Corp. had already declared that Silicon Valley's proposal for more guest workers was still alive.
Canada’s No-fly list which takes off this summer provides false sense of security
'Nothing personal sir, but your packages are not allowed on passenger airlines,' said a United Parcel Service customer service agent, sitting in an American call centre. She was explaining to me that my package could not be delivered on an 'early a.m.' basis from Toronto to Peterborough.
Taft-Hartley Signed 60 Years Ago
On June 23, 1947, U.S. labor law turned upside down. That’s when the Republican-run 80th Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act, by overriding a scathing veto by Democratic President Harry S Truman and over intense opposition from organized labor.
Singing Soprano, While Dissin' the Bass: America's White Thug Love & Ethnically Acceptable Violence
As the popular HBO series The Sopranos came to a close; and the show's stars made the rounds of talk & late-night shows, I found myself perplexed by America's fascination with this program.
The Sopranos: Farewell to a Racist Minstrel Show with Guns
The Sopranos had its last episode yesterday after being hailed for eight years as 'television drama' at its best, winning award after award, as its absurd soap opera was hailed as 'realism' and its caricatures praised as characters.
Fort Stewart Soldier, Blogger Goes AWOL, Objects to Iraq Deployment
'Just because we volunteered, doesn't mean we volunteered to throw our lives away for nothing. You can only push human beings so far,' Marc Train, 19, a soldier from America's heartland, stationed most recently in Fort Stewart, Georgia, says.
