28 Votes: McCain's Record Against Veterans
In the first presidential debate John McCain professed love for veterans and insisted, 'They know I'll take care of them.' But his record is making many veterans doubt the basis for that claim.
Book Review: The Political Art of Bob Dylan
Much has been written about Bob Dylan's life and work, and much of it is very good. From Christopher Ricks' investigation of Dylan's 'Visions of Sin' to Mike Marqusee's look at his protest songs in the 1960s and Clinton Heylin's biographical work – not to mention Dylan's own autobiographical 'Chronicles' – we have come to learn a great deal more about one of our age's great voices.
Confused by Their Own Lies
A US journalist says that in the Cuban city of Bayamo, 'a communist experiment is letting average government workers in this eastern city enjoy a few things that only foreigners and moneyed Cubans can usually afford: a good burger, a kicking jazz bar, and stiff cocktails.'
Global Warming and Oceanic Deserts
So-called “ocean deserts” or “dead zones” are oxygen-starved (or “hypoxic”) areas of the ocean. They can occur naturally, or be caused by an excess of nitrogen from agricultural fertilizers, sewage effluent and/or emissions from factories, trucks and automobiles.
Attacks Drive Thousands of Christians Out of Mosul, Iraq
Nearly 750 Christian families, about 3,750 individuals, have fled their homes in Mosul, a city about 400 km north of Baghdad, as Sunni Muslim extremists have increased attacks against this religious minority since 4 October,
Judge Upholds Electronic Voting in Georgia, Appeal Expected
ATLANTA - On September 8, 2008, Judge Michael Johnson heard the case filed in 2006 by Voters Organized for Trusted Election Results in Georgia (VoterGA) challenging the State of Georgia on the use of electronic voting machines in Superior Court of Fulton County.
Ayers = Keating?: Media Falsely Balance Obama, McCain Attacks
It's hard to describe McCain's role in the savings-and-loan scandal as 'peripheral'; as one of the Keating Five, he was a key player in the highest-profile political scandal connected to the financial disaster.
McCain's Lobbyists Drive Anti-Middle Class Policies
During the presidential debate this week, John McCain appeared to debate his own record on the question of lobbyists. At one point, McCain said, “There is too much special interests and too many lobbyists working there.' But no presidential campaign has had more ties to Washington's lobbyist culture than John McCain's.
Guide to Economic Crisis, Week 4
What will be impact of the Wall Street bankruptcies, bailouts and blunders on working people in this country and worldwide? What's the solution to the crisis?
Guatemala Forum Decries FTA with US
The free trade agreement between Central American and the US has failed to accomplish all the supposed fairness and pledges advocated by its promoters, participants at the Social Forum of the Americas stated here this week.
