Opinion

Lies, cork, and weapons of mass destruction

June 13, 2003

Opinion Conservative Republicans boast of freedom, which they equate with tax cuts and a government strong on military power and weak on social services. They demand accountability from everyone but themselves. This is not new, but...

Rudy Lozano, 20 years later

June 13, 2003 By Emile Schepers

Rudy Lozano was one of the most important political figures in Chicago at that time. Born in Harlington, Texas, he had grown up in Chicago and contributed much to the city’s progressive politics.

Jim Crow revived in cyberspace

June 13, 2003 By Martin Luther King III And Greg Palast

Opinion Astonishingly, and sadly, four decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. marched in Birmingham, we must ask again, “Do African Americans have the unimpeded right to vote in the United States?”

Nothing like a little good news

June 12, 2003

Sometimes we need to hear a little good news. So often all we hear and read about is bad news – things that bring you down, make you doubt yourself or your neighbor – heck, things...

U.S. dollars back murder in Palestine

June 6, 2003

Opinion Even people who feared Israel would take advantage of the international focus on Iraq to increase repression in the occupied Palestinian territories were surprised when a young American became one of the first casualties of...