Religious Groups Join the Fight to Save Affirmative Action in Michigan
Religious leaders representing churches, synagogues, and mosques throughout Michigan have come together to voice their strong opposition to Proposal 2, a ballot proposal to ban affirmative action and equal opportunity initiatives in state contracting, education, and employment in the state.
Oneonta
'Mr. Swanson – Can you address the counter-argument to your idea. That if we leave Iraq a worse leader will take power and attack the US again?' Again?
Bangladesh: Communists Call for Save Democracy Day
Bangladesh has entered into a period of political crisis and turmoil following the end of the government tenure of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party/-Jamat four-party alliance.
Eight days in Lebanon
I spent the last eight days of Israeli-Lebanon war, Aug. 7-14, in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. I had traveled there as part of a peace delegation from the United States. Our aim was to express solidarity with the people of Lebanon.
End Canada's Occupation of Afghanistan
The U.S.-led occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are increasingly recognized as disasters, even at the top levels of the military. General Richard Dannatt, the highest-ranking military officer in Britain, has warned that the occupation troops in Iraq must be withdrawn soon, since their unwelcome presence is exacerbating security problems.
Federation seeks ILO probe of NLRB’s supervisors ruling
Saying the ruling broke international compacts the U.S. signed, the AFL-CIO on Oct. 23 filed a formal case with the International Labour Organization contesting the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling declaring new groups of workers are supervisors. The federation wants not just a decision against the U.S. government, but a full-scale international investigation.
Sorry, Wrong Number
With the mid-term elections one week away, it has become a regular occurrance in my home to receive pre-recorded messages from the candidates urging us to cast our ballots in their favor. Perhaps many readers have had similar experiences.
Nothing prepared me for the phone call that came this morning...from the Republican National Committee.
Karl Rove and the Future of Democracy
Journalists James Moore and Wayne Slater received wide acclaim for their first book exposé of Karl Rove's role in the Bush campaign in 2000 and in the first term of the administration, Bush’s Brain.
Iraq: Rights group says gov't protecting death squad members
The Iraqi government must move quickly to prosecute all Ministry of Interior personnel responsible for 'death squad' killings in Baghdad and elsewhere, the New-York based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
All The President's Lies
Many Americans are cynical about what they hear from politicians – and often with good reason – but perhaps no U.S. political leader in modern history has engaged in a pattern of lying and distortion more systematically than George W. Bush has.
