Texas judge rules against DeLay political action committee
On May 26 a Texas judge turned up the temperature under the soup pot that’s cooking Congressman Tom DeLay’s political career.
Mac Trachtenberg, 1917-2005
Mac Trachtenberg, father, trade unionist and community supporter, died April 17 in California. He was 87.
The passing of a legend
Singer, songwriter and playwright Oscar Brown Jr. died May 29 in Chicago after a brief illness. He was 78.
War, soldiers and the unspeakable
“Brothers” is a film from Denmark with English subtitles directed by Susanne Bier.
Marxism without meat?
When at long last war and capitalism, terrorism and religious fanaticism have had their final day, when a communist society breaks out like the glorious sun after the most savage storms, what will our new world look like?
Planetary war? Its not just a movie
On May 23-24 I attended an event organized by Dr. Helen Caldicott called Full Spectrum Dominance. The conference gathered key media representatives to hear briefings on the latest developments in military space issues.
Deceptions hammer
When I was a kid my dad once said: “Deception’s hammer knocks information out of the body politic. Without good information our people can’t ask for accountability and without that the government … even a good one … will behave like a drunken sailor on leave.”
In the war on Cuba, truth dies first
Cuba’s growing biotechnology industry is a leader in research and technology. Among its accomplishments are the development of meningitis-B and hepatitis-B vaccines, AIDS anti-retroviral drugs, and a therapeutic lung cancer vaccine.
Editorial: Who pays for Enrons crimes?
The Supreme Court’s decision to throw out the conviction of the giant accounting firm, Arthur Andersen, on obstruction of justice charges underscores a case of justice denied for 90,000 workers worldwide who lost their jobs when the firm went bankrupt.
