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Using Katrina to exploit immigrants
November 4, 2005So far, the immigrant-haters have not found a way to actually blame Latino immigrants for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. But there is plenty of immigrant-bashing going on in the wake of the storms. CNN’s Lou Dobbs,...
Read moreAs in WWII, the president should limit oil profits
November 4, 2005The author rightly notes that many Americans are dubious about this president’s war propaganda. Like a growing number of Americans, we reject the Bush policy of global war. But this article has an important point, that...
Read moreEditorial: Adding Palestine to the map
November 4, 2005World attention was galvanized last week by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s statement that “Israel must be wiped off the map.” Such crude, far-right rhetoric plays right into the hands of forces for war and domination. The...
Read moreArmy Corps of Engineers repairing massive leak in Cheney
November 4, 2005Leak went undetected for two years, says Army Corps chief The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began working around the clock to repair what they called “a massive leak” in Vice President Dick Cheney, the head...
Read moreYouth say no to war, no to military: The movement to opt out
November 4, 2005CHICAGO — Youth and students here and across the country are refusing in ever greater numbers to believe the promises of U.S. military recruiters, promises like, “You can get any job you want,” and “You can...
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