Reuters is one of the more independent wire services. So, a recent
news story from Reuters -- flatly describing American military
activities in Iraq as part of “the broader U.S. war on terrorism” -- is
a barometer of how powerfully the...
19 November 2003
RIO DE JANEIRO -- After a quarter-century of intensive grassroots
organizing and a victorious presidential campaign a year ago, Brazilian
social movements are in a strong position as they push the left-wing
Workers Party government...
05 November 2003
Ask Your Member of Congress
to Lift Restrictions on Travel to Cuba
Our Country Will Win Friends Through Compassion-Not Hatred
The U.S. government does not allow Americans to spend money in Cuba, effectively banning travel...
The U.S. government does not allow Americans to spend money in Cuba, effectively banning travel...
05 November 2003
One of the worst things about today’s ultramodern systems of
communication is hiding in plain sight: They waste our time.
Sure, gizmos like computers and cell phones and pagers can be real time-savers. But what’s less...
Sure, gizmos like computers and cell phones and pagers can be real time-savers. But what’s less...
26 October 2003
AUSTIN, Texas -- Holy smoke! I know hellzapoppin' with the news here lately, but let's try keeping our eye on the shell with the pea under it. Fascinating as all this inside-D.C. stuff is about Rummy and Cheney, and who leaked the CIA...
22 October 2003
SEATTLE -- What a gully-washer. What a frog-strangler. You ain't seen rain until you've seen record rain in Seattle. My wetness awareness has shot up thanks to this town. But next day, the sun came out -- and you could hardly tell the...