Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
It is 1957 and the likable, fedora-hatted, rogue archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is embroiled in a vicious kidnapping designed to make him help retrieve a mysterious artifact from an abandoned US intelligence storage in the Nevada Desert.
John McCain's Vets Problem
John McCain refused last week to show up in the US Senate to vote on the 21st Century GI Bill, which passed by a veto-proof majority. Both he and his campaign surrogates admit that the Arizona Senator opposed the bill as being too generous and potentially harming Pentagon retention efforts.
Some Good News about the Environment
It seems like the day isn’t complete until I’ve heard some bad news about the environment. From shrinking polar ice caps to mass extinction, the picture looks grim, and I can’t help but feel demoralized at times.
Free Ride for Lobbyists on John McCain's 'Straight Talk Express'
For the fourth straight month, John McCain is facing serious ethics problems, including inappropriate relationships between lobbyists and his presidential campaign and the appearance of influence peddling.
Syria and Israel: Do Negotiations Mean a Chance for Peace?
The logic of established patterns of behavior creates a set of expectations. For example, when countries involved in a sustained conflict decide to commence peace talks, such an act suggests that they believe that there is some chance for success.
Reality Check
Sooner rather than later, we must all take a deep look into ourselves, evaluate those values which were indoctrinated into us from very early age, through our faiths, religions, education and social interaction.
Palestine: 18 Years of Work Destroyed in Less than Four Hours
Nasser Jaber’s chicken farm was bulldozed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) ten days ago, in the early morning hours of May 16, while he was sleeping at home in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. He still looks stunned.
Human Rights Group Warns against the Continued Militarizing of Palestinian Society
PCHR expresses great condemnation over the developments of in the Khan Yunis Youth Club, and subsequent armed takeover of the Club by Hamas members last Wednesday.
China's Green Olympics
It’s true that China is using the upcoming Beijing Olympics as a sustainability showcase, going so far as to dub the event the “Green Olympics.” Through a partnership with the U.S. government and the Maryland-based International Center for Sustainable Development, China is giving Beijing a green makeover.
Support Czech Hunger Strike Against US Military Installation
On May 13th, Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar began a hunger strike in Prague. They are asking for respect for the expressed will of 70% of the people of the Czech Republic against installing a U.S. military radar base on Czech territory, and that a democratic referendum be held on the issue.
