Turse: NYC, the NYPD, the RNC, and Me29 Sep 2007One day in August, I walked into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in lower Manhattan. Nearly three years before I had been locked up, about two blocks away, in “the Tombs”—the infamous jail then named the Bernard B.
Tanaka: Oda Makoto, Beheiren and 14 August 1945:29 Sep 2007Introduction On 30 July, 2007, social and political critic, novelist and political activist Oda Makoto died in Japan at the age of 75. Throughout his life, he published numerous essays and more than 100 books including some thirty novels.
Landau: The Other 9/1129 Sep 2007“Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain.” T.
Sheehan: Pro-Democracy Means Anti-Fascism29 Sep 2007Watching the pro-democracy marches in Burma both inspires and sickens me. I am inspired by seeing thousands of red-robed monks leading the demonstrations and sickened by the violence they are being met with by the military.
Kaufman: Review of ¡Hugo!: The Definitive Chavez Biography28 Sep 2007[¡Hugo!: The Hugo Chavez Story From Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution, by Bart Jones Hardback, 570pgs, Steerforth Press, Sept. 2007, $30] I am not a reader of biographies and I am not a fan of learning history by studying the lives of “great men.
Bloice: We’re an ‘Emerging Market’ in Big Trouble28 Sep 2007The term ‘emerging markets’ usually refers to business and commercial activity in industrializing or developing regions of the planet. It is sometimes loosely used as a replacement for emerging economies, but really signifies a business phenomenon that is not fully described by, or constrained to, geography or economic strength,’ says Wikapedia.
Mychalejko: Ascendant Copper Risks Losing Mining Project in Ecuador28 Sep 2007The Ecuadorian government ordered Canada’s Ascendant Copper to suspend all activities at its controversial Junin project on Tuesday for violating the country’s mining laws. “We will see how the facts evolve, but eventually this could lead to a revocation,” said Minister of Oil and Mines Galo Chiriboga at a press conference.
Greenberg: Relax, Mitt28 Sep 2007“Some people have said, we ought to close Guantanamo. My view is, we ought to double Guantanamo.
Klein: After shock28 Sep 2007From Poland to Iraq and from China to New Orleans, neoliberalism has risen on the back of what Naomi Klein calls ‘disaster capitalism’. She spoke to Oscar Reyes about her new book, The Shock Doctrine, and new forms of resistance.
Polk: Presidential records must see light of day28 Sep 2007There is much concern over SB 866, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007. Librarians, historians and archivists from around the country have issued position statements regarding the bill and have worked diligently to keep it moving.
Friedman: Zionism and its Discontents28 Sep 2007“I don’t think anything has been worse for the Jewish people than the state of Israel.” This statement sums up the position of American academic and activist Joel Kovel, who was in town [Vancouver] Sept.
Elbaum: Washington’s Wars and Occupations28 Sep 2007URGENT MOMENT IN A LONG HAUL It’s not easy to maintain a sense of urgency and outrage at the same time as a long-haul strategic view. Still, that’s what’s demanded of antiwar activists right now.
Johnson: Working for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equal rights27 Sep 2007Recognizing the case of the “Jena 6” as a clear sign of injustice impacting the entire civil rights community, HRC President Joe Solmonese took to the podium today (along with members of our staff) to express the support of the Human Rights Campaign for justice and equal treatment of the six black teenagers whose lives are on the line in Jena, La. Here is the text of his prepared remarks: My name is Joe Solmonese and I represent the/o:p.
Blumenthal: Dan Rather stands by his story27 Sep 2007Dan Rather’s complaint against CBS and Viacom, its parent company, filed in New York state court on Sept. 19 and seeking $70 million in damages for his wrongful dismissal as “CBS Evening News” anchor, has aroused hoots of derision from a host of commentators.
Hoodbhoy: Between Imperialism and Islamism27 Sep 2007Between the xenophobes of the West and the illogical fundamentalism in Muslim societies, the choices keep getting grimmer. A mutually beneficial disentanglement can only be provided by humane, reasoned and principled leftwing politics.
Jacobs: The Illusion of Dividing and Conquering in Iraq27 Sep 2007If anyone still believes that Iraq is a free and sovereign state, a couple recent moves in Washington should put a rest to that thought forever. The first is the response to the most recent slaughter by the Blackwater mercenaries.
French: Sutras of Abu Ghraib27 Sep 2007The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: Notes from a Conscientious ObjectorBy Aidan DelgadoBeacon Press, 224 pages, $24.95 More information about this book can be found here: www.
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