American Politics in 2002--Beyond Despair
There is good cause for alarm over the broad agenda of the seemingly triumphant war and terrorism party in control of the White House and now the...
Troy Skeels

The Canadian Menace
"Everybody is cheesed off at the Americans," said one Montreal resident, summing up Canadians' response to a recent national story about the USA's...
Troy Skeels

Focus On The Corporation
Why Newsweek is Bad for Kids Did you see the cover story of Newsweek magazine last week? The cover story is titled, "Why TV is Good for Kids." What...
Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Half A Million in Florence: Where was the US Press?
The atmosphere was "like a carnival," an Associated Press reporter wrote, "with food stands, exhibits, and street theater along with the discussion...
Maria Tomchick

I-800: The Toll Free Call
Why doesn't Tim Eyman just get it over with, and propose an initiative that abolishes our taxes? That is, beyond any shadow of a doubt, the logical...
Geov Parrish

Nickels Plays the City Council
The City Council had nearly finished its work on the city budget. After restoring a number of Mayor Nickels' cuts to social services, they were left...
Maria Tomchick

Palestine: "Transfer" or Apartheid?
"Transfer": ethnic cleansing. "What is inconceivable in normal times is possible in revolutionary times; and if at this time the opportunity is...
Jacob A. Mundy

Uncle oSAMa?
Among the left-leaning portion of the riotous collision of political beliefs converging in the US to oppose an invasion of Iraq, one recent image...
Geov Parrish

War On Iraq: A Day to Commit to Action
Speaking about the Vietnam War in 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. said: "A time comes when silence is betrayal. That time is now." With the threat of...
Ruth Yarrow and Cindy Cole