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Seth Sandronsky, 04/02/2005
Are liberals in control? Do they really hurt the people they try to help? How you answer depends on your definition of the "L" word.
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Kimball Cariou, 04/02/2005
Two long and terrible years after an illegal war was unleashed against the people of Iraq, the world still says "NO" to this criminal aggression.
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Akahata, 04/02/2005
International efforts to collect signatures in support of the "Abolition Nuclear Weapons Now!" appeal are gaining momentum.
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Mireya Castaneda, 04/02/2005
JUST a few days away from municipal elections in Cuba (April 17) there are reasons for attempting to find an equation to parallel the electoral process in general on the island and that of the United States.
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Larry Birns and Sarah Schaffer, 04/02/2005
On March 29, Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez announced that a $1.7 billion sale of vessels and airplanes is currently being negotiated.
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John Green, 04/02/2005
Steven Ozment is concerned that German history is overshadowed by Hitler and the Holocaust and that this tends to distort one's perspective.
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Joel Wendland, 04/01/2005
After delaying since the Feb. 1 recommendation by a special UN commission to refer the war crimes committed by government-backed militia in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Bush administration acquiesced.
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Clara West, 04/01/2005
Human rights advocates blasted a US-backed abstinence-only program in Uganda for "hijacking" what was once a successful battle against HIV/AIDS.
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David Swanson, 04/01/2005
Here is a list of reasons why a proposed Wal-Mart should be kept out of our communities.
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Political Affairs, 04/01/2005
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Mahdi militiaman brandishes a pistol during an attack on Basrah University students in mid-March. (IFTU)
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Iraqi workers affiliated with the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions took to the streets of Basrah in support of a group of that city's university students who were attacked by religious extremists.
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Joel Wendland, 04/01/2005
A far-right organization bristling from the union's campaign against privatization has attacked the AFL-CIO in a recent press statement.
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David Swanson, 04/01/2005
"April Fools! We're not really going to wreck the bankruptcy system and turn families over to the gentle mercies of credit card companies! We just wanted to see how extreme we could get and have the media still believe it!"
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Norman Markowitz, 03/31/2005
Sweden is a capitalist country with what is still the most advanced welfare state on earth.
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David Zirin, 03/31/2005
It was like mainlining adrenaline cut with Mello Yello. If you came of age in the 1980’s and liked sports, the NCAA basketball tournament pushed a combination of suspense and drama that was impossible to resist.
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Hanna Amireh, 03/31/2005
Those who defend Sharon's disengagement plan justify their support saying that this is the maximum that Israel can offer at the current phase and that the Israeli political system cannot take any more.
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Political Affairs, 03/31/2005
Not only does Bush’s 2006 budget punish veterans, the poor, retirees, and other working people for not being rich, it is a blatant power grab.
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Xuan-Trang Ho, 03/31/2005
On March 9, 2005, police forces in Guatemala City fired tear gas and beat demonstrators who were protesting the ratification of the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
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Joel Wendland, 03/30/2005
A vote on a French resolution put before the UN Security Council to refer the crisis and war crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC) was postponed today until Thursday.
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Joel Wendland, 03/30/2005
Opponents of Bush's Social Security privatization plan continue to wonder what crisis President Bush and the Republicans are talking about as they try to sell the president's plan to the public.
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Phil E. Benjamin, 03/30/2005
It’s no secret that today, a powerful debate rages in the labor movement. For most union members and supporters, there is probably more confusion than clarity.
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