Israel rejects U.S. peacemakers
An interfaith peace delegation of 19 people, organized by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), was deported from Israel after being detained overnight at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on July 2.
NAACP convention: Freedom under fire
In his keynote speech to the NAACP convention, held in Houston July 7-11, President Kweisi Mfume reminded the 6,000 delegates that “both war and recession have traditionally correlated into diminished civil rights for the masses of Black, Latino and Asian Americans.”
God applauds Court decision
KINGDOM OF GOD – Following the U.S. Circuit Court rejection of the Pledge of Allegiance phrase “under God” because it endorses monotheism, God issued the following statement to the press:
An internal revolution
How does revolution begin? When will revolution occur? These questions are discussed in Leo Tolstoy’s last book, Resurrection.
Hey Arnold! takes on corporations
Evil capitalists, dirty political tricks, police riots, civil disobedience, sabotage using explosives and jailbreaks. This sounds like another summer thriller, doesn’t it? Actually, these are all elements of Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures’ latest animated film, Hey Arnold! – The Movie based on the Nickelodeon animated series created by Craig Bartlett. Originally intended to be the final two-hour episode of the series, it was decided to release Hey Arnold! as a theatrical feature.
Lessons from Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Folks who believe the official line that the support for the current US policies in the war on terrorism and the new domestic measures at home is nearly unanimous need to know what happened in Greensboro on the 4th of July.
Unity on the waterfront
Solidarity Day rallies held on June 27 at the West Coast ports of Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle brought together a powerful united front of unions and community groups together with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) as 10,500 of its members face a fierce battle over its new contract and a possible intervention by the Bush administration.
Afghan assassination reveals govt fragility
Fresh questions were raised about the viability of Afghanistan’s new government following Saturday’s fatal ambush of Vice President Hajji Abdul Qadir. Qadir, one of five Afghan vice presidents, died as two gunmen sprayed his vehicle with bullets as he was leaving his Kabul office.
Foreign Direct Investment threatens Indian media
TRIVANDRUM, India – As part of their pro-corporate globalization agenda, the government of India decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in print media. The national cabinet adopted the new bill, June 25, overturning a 1955 law that prohibited foreign ownership of Indian news publications.
Bush covers for Wall Street thieves
WASHINGTON – Hammered with questions about his links to corporate crime, President George W. Bush hastily travelled to Wall Street July 9 and vowed to crack down on CEOs who enrich themselves through fraud while employees lose their jobs, pensions and health benefits.
