PrintEditions
Two celebrations on 4th of July
July 6, 2007The Fourth of July was really two celebrations of independence. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, sizzling grills, cold beer and kids running around with sparklers all reminded us of the day “When in the course of human events...
Read more
July 7 LETTERS
July 6, 2007The hard question Why are people treated like commodities? Citizens who live under governments where profits mean more than people are just that — commodities — to the corporations that employ them. When these workers are...
Read more
July 7 WORLD NOTES
July 6, 2007Bolivia: Regional leaders form Bank of the South The “Solidarity Bank of the People of the South” was launched June 27-28 at the Summit of the Peoples in Paraguay and concurrently in Venezuela at the Summit...
Read more
UN: Climate change fuels Sudan conflict
July 6, 2007UNITED NATIONS — Environmental degradation is a root cause of Sudan’s conflicts, says a June 22 UN report. Without addressing this issue, a lasting peace is unlikely, the report says. Hundreds of thousands of people have...
Read more
Black voters to figure prominently in 2008 race
July 6, 2007There’s consensus among political experts that the location, moderator and audience at the June 28 Democratic presidential debate, held at Howard University, forced candidates to discuss solutions to issues concerning Blacks and other minority voters. A...
Read more