Iraqi CP: Revise the SOFA
The Iraqi CP leader, Hamid Majeed Mousa, the Secretary of the Central Committee, spoke in detail about the party’s position regarding the Iraq-US Agreement, and relevant issues and developments, during a meeting held in Baghdad on 31 October 2008.
Iraq Veterans, Journalist Speak at Kennesaw State
KENNESAW - On Saturday, October 24, 2008, Kennesaw State University hosted Iraq Veterans Against the War as well as Dahr Jamail, a North American Correspondent for Inter-Press Service and author of the book, Beyond the Green Zone.
Driving Your Liberties Away: Biometrics and ‘Enhanced’ Drivers Licenses
Privacy advocates across Canada have been struggling to prevent the Ontario provincial government from passing legislation that will see radio identifiers and biometric data inserted into future Ontarian drivers licenses.
Election 2008: Where is the Center?
The battle to define the outcome of the 2008 elections began in earnest just seconds after the TV networks projected Barack Obama the winner. Most commentators focused on the historic nature of Obama's win, while conservatives immediately dropped their accusations that Obama advocated socialism.
One in Four Americans Experience Job Discrimination
With the election of Barack Obama, a wide range of thoughtful commentary has centered on how our country has changed and how race plays less of a determining factor in our social life.
Where To Now, Barack Obama?
At a very early stage in the campaign, I wrote to friends that though Obama is not a leftist or a part of the left, he must, in the given conditions be the candidate of the left in the United States.
Iraqi Children in US Prisons
Since it invaded Iraq in 2003, the US has detained thousands of juveniles – some of whom were tortured and sexually abused, according to published reports. Figures of the number of children behind bars vary. Some estimates put the number as high as 6,000.
Safe and Healthy Children's Holiday Gifts
Given the massive recall of toys contaminated with lead last year, let alone all the other bad news about chemicals seeping out of just about every other conceivable type of consumer item, it’s no wonder that people are nervous about what might be inside the wrapping paper this next holiday season.
Doctors Call on Obama, Congress to 'Do The Right Thing' on Health Reform
A group of over 15,000 U.S. physicians has called on President-elect Barack Obama and the new Congress to 'do the right thing' and enact a single-payer national health insurance plan, a system of public health care financing frequently characterized as 'an improved Medicare for all.'
Sudan Communist Party Leader Visits Juba Next Week
(KHARTOUM) – The Secretary General of Sudan’s communist party (SCP) Ibrahim Nugud announced today that he will visit the Southern capital next week for talks with political forces there.
