E-Vote Questions Linger Over Cleland's 2002 Loss
Lingering questions regarding former US Sen. Max Cleland's (D-GA) loss in 2002 to US Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) are resurfacing in the last days of Democrat Jim Martin's Run-off Election with Chambliss.
Joseph Stiglitz: World Economic Crisis, a Difficult and Long Way Out
Nobel Economy Laureate Josepth Stiglitz said in the Dominican Republic that the way of the current world economic crisis entails a difficult and long process.
A Call for a National Economic Recovery Act
Make no mistake about it, this election was won on bread and butter economic issues. While John McCain and Sarah Palin focused on the rhetoric of patriotism, 'trickle-down' economics, 'staying the course' on Bush's tax cuts and family values; they also embraced the very economic policies that both undermine the middle class and subvert the security of American family life.
Signature Campaign on Abolishing Nukes Gathers Steam
The new international signature campaign launched in August at the World Conference against A & H Bombs, 'Toward the 2010 NPT Review Conference – Appeal for a Nuclear-Free World,' is gaining support.
School Environmental Clubs
Starting an environmental club at school is a great way to get students energized about taking care of the Earth and helping their community while learning about some of the most important issues facing the world in the 21st century.
Yes We Can Stop Torture and Close the School of Assassins
Columbus, GA – Thousands will gather this weekend, November 21-23, at the gates of Fort Benning, GA for what organizers hope may be the last mass protest to close the controversial School of the Americas, renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Financial Collapse, Systemic Crisis? Illusory Answers and Necessary Answers
The violent explosion of this crisis did not surprise us; I mentioned it a few months ago while the conventional economists were ignoring its coming development and consequences, especially in Europe.
Vietnam, Iraq, and The Wires
It is a sad and dangerous development when supposedly objective news media yield to national pressure to slant the news in favor of the government. This routinely happens in dictatorships at all times but it can happen in democracies as well, particularly in time of war.
NGOs Concerned About Detainees’ Rights in Iraq
Local NGOs are concerned about the rights of detainees in US military custody due to be transferred to the Iraqi authorities in 2009 in line with a draft US-Iraqi security pact.
Venezuelans Elect Regional Authorities
Nearly 17 million Venezuelans are expected to vote their state and municipal authorities during today’s regional elections in that South American nation.
