Movie Review: Rendition
Extraordinary rendition is the hush-hush US policy of abducting foreign nationals who are deemed to be a threat to national security and transferring them to secret overseas prisons for interrogation.
Peace Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
If you haven't already, you really should read Chris Hedges' book 'War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning.' The portrait of war and wartime propaganda and emotion is brilliant and deadly accurate. But the headline is misleading.
The U.S. Was Against Torture Before It Was For It
Never did I imagine the country that I love would actively advocate torture. I knew there would always be isolated incidents. A rogue intelligence agent, the rare sadistic member of the military, a sick law enforcement or corrections officer.
U.S. Income Inequality Is Growing, and It’s Not a Temporary Blip
The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans earned 21.2 percent of all income in 2005, according to new data from the Internal Revenue Service. That is up sharply from 19 percent in 2004, and surpasses the previous high of 20.8 percent set in 2000, at the peak of the previous bull market in stocks.
Latino Congreso Sets 2008 Agenda
Some 2,000 Latino leaders and activists from throughout the United States met here Oct. 5-9 to map an action plan and social justice program for the 2008 elections.
US Air Force Declares Nuclear Weapons Flight an 'Accident'
The U.S. Air Force said on Friday that the incident of mishandling nuclear warheads in August was an 'unacceptable mistake' of a sort that had never happened before.
Atlanta Voice Publisher was Partner in Public Housing Demolition
Janis Ware, the Publisher of The Atlanta Voice newspaper, a local Black newspaper, was a partner in the Atlanta Housing Authority’s redevelopment of the McDaniel-Glen public housing community.
Optimistic About Healthcare
I am feeling excited and optimistic. I have friends who are really depressed – and there is plenty to be depressed about, particularly after seeing the Congress bow low again at the feet of the President as he vetoes children’s health.
Dodd Ends Spying, No Senator Will Do Same for War
Senator Chris Dodd on Thursday single-handedly blocked a bill to legalize unconstitutional spying and immunize criminals who have engaged in it.
Women's Health Advocates Oppose Bush's Choice to Head Family Planning
Women's health advocates and members of Congress joined together this week to denounce Bush's appointment of anti-choice hardliner Susan Orr to oversee federal family planning programs as the deputy assistant secretary for population affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services.
