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  • Cuba: 55 years after Moncada

    Cuba: 55 years after Moncada

    August 14, 2008

    What does a victorious revolution do after a half century in power? “We shall continue to analyze with the people, particularly with the workers, with the same transparency and confidence we've always had.” Speaking July 26...

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  • Mandelas 90th Celebrated in Berkeley

    Mandelas 90th Celebrated in Berkeley

    August 14, 2008

    On July 17, the walls of the Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, festooned with dozens of historic anti-Apartheid posters, seemed to vibrate from the joyous applause of the crowd gathered to celebrate Mandela’s 90th birthday....

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  • Now We Owe Cusack

    Now We Owe Cusack

    August 14, 2008

    Movie Review War, Inc, Directed by Joshua Seftel Produced by John Cusack, Grace Loh, Les Weldon, and Danny Lerner Written by Mark Leyner, Jeremy Pikser, and John Cusack Starring John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Hilary...

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  • Billboard demands freedom for Cuban 5

    Billboard demands freedom for Cuban 5

    August 14, 2008

    SAN FRANCISCO — During the month of August, travelers on a main route through downtown San Francisco are encountering a vivid reminder about the ongoing struggle to free five Cubans jailed for years in the United...

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  • Privatizing U.S. drinking water: costly and eco-unfriendly

    Privatizing U.S. drinking water: costly and eco-unfriendly

    August 12, 2008

    We turn on the tap, and clean water flows. Most of us take this service for granted because we consider water, necessary for life, a basic right. In fact, this notion stems back to an ancient...

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