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Why Air Con is Ruining Our Environment Our love of air con is making the world even hotter Read more |
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What Not to Eat: the Truth about Food Low-fat is good, butter is bad; buy free-range, not battery; tofu's terrific, lard's a killer... Messages about what we should and shouldn't eat bombard us on a daily basis. So what are we to believe? And what about the cost to the planet? Rose Prince unravels the myths and explains what we need to... Read more |
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Rwanda Survivors Say Hollywood Has Got It Wrong Three films in two years about Rwanda's genocide have shocked Western audiences with the scale and savagery of the slaughter, but many survivors in the tiny central African nation are unimpressed. They say the big-screen depictions of the carnage, when about 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate... Read more |
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Oakland Nears Final Payouts for Protesters Hurt by Police OAKLAND, California - A clash between the police and antiwar protesters here nearly three years ago will cost the City of Oakland more than $2 million, including dozens of payouts to people injured when officers fired wooden dowels, bean bags and rubber pellets. The Oakland City Council is scheduled Tuesday to approve the final payments related to the incident, which was the most violent of many protests nationwide in the early weeks of the Iraq war. At least 58 people were injured, including nine longshoremen who were caught in the crossfire on their way to work. Read more |
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Hillary Clinton Feels Heat Over Wal-Mart Ties NEW YORK -- With retailer Wal-Martunder fire for its labor and healthcare policies, one Democrat with ties to the company, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, has started feeling her share of the political heat. Clinton served on Wal-Mart's board of directors for six years when her husband was governor... Read more |
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More Americans Favor Impeaching Bush, Poll Says Today's topic: Domestic spying Read more |
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President Bush's "Brownie" Quote Wins Award LOS ANGELES - Call it the wrong phrase at the wrong time but "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job" was named on Thursday as U.S. President George W. Bush's most memorable phrase of 2005. The ill-timed praise of a now disgraced agency head became a national punch line for countless jokes and pointed... Read more |
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The Man Who Sold the War The road to war in Iraq led through many unlikely places. One of them was a chic hotel nestled among the strip bars and brothels that cater to foreigners in the town of Pattaya, on the Gulf of Thailand. On December 17th, 2001, in a small room within the sound of the crashing tide, a CIA officer... Read more |
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How Kucinich Found Love On May 4, Elizabeth Harper walked with her boss into Dennis Kucinich's Capitol Hill office for a meeting and immediately noticed three things. In the reception area, she saw a visiting nun in white robes. In his inner office sat a shelf bearing an illustration depicting "light consciousness" and a... Read more |
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The Deadliness Below Weapons of mass destruction thrown into the sea years ago present danger now - and the Army doesn't know where they all are Read more |
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Bush: God Told Me to Invade Iraq President 'revealed reasons for war in private meeting' Read more |
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Old-Line Families Escape Worst of Flood And Plot the Future NEW ORLEANS - On a sultry morning earlier this week, Ashton O'Dwyer stepped out of his home on this city's grandest street and made a beeline for his neighbor's pool. Wearing nothing but a pair of blue swim trunks and carrying two milk jugs, he drew enough pool water to flush the toilet in his home... Read more |
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Stadium Hurricane Refuge Like a 'Concentration Camp' Dirty, fearful and exhausted, they pressed their faces against the metal gates, begging and pleading for the chance to board a bus and get away from a refuge that had become a nightmare. After five days in the stinking, crowded and sweltering confines of the New Orleans Superdome, the thousands of... Read more |
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US Selling More Weapons to Undemocratic Regimes That Support 'War on Terror' The United States has ramped up arms sales to some of the world's most repressive and undemocratic regimes in a misguided attempt to bolster counter-terrorism efforts since the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on U.S. soil, says a new report from leading arms trade researchers. The report, from the Arms Trade... Read more |
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Galloway: The Man Who Took on America How did one maverick MP manage to outgun a committee of senior US politicians so successfully? And did he make any lasting impact? Read more |
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1945 Tokyo Firebombing Left Legacy of Terror, Pain TOKYO -- For decades, Teruo Kanoh never revealed the terror locked in his heart the night in 1945 when American bombs turned Tokyo into a raging fireball. Then, three years ago, he slowly began releasing his demons in oil and watercolor. In his vivid, unsparing paintings, U.S. warplanes shower the... Read more |
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As Union Nears Win, Wal-Mart Closes Store NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will close one of its Canadian stores, just as some 200 workers at the location are near winning the first-ever union contract from the world's largest retailer. Wal-Mart said it was shuttering the store in Jonquiere, Quebec, in response to unreasonable... Read more |
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Western German Streets Fill Up as Carnival Pokes Fun at Bush COLOGNE, Germany -- Hundreds of thousands of Germans, many dressed as jesters or fools, have flooded Rhineland streets for the traditional "Rose Monday" procession, the highlight of the Catholic carnival season. In Cologne, where the biggest parade got underway at 11 minutes to 11:00, around 10,000... Read more |
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Scottie & Me: February 1, 2005 White House Press Briefing with Scott McClellan Read more |
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Evidence Mounts That The Vote May Have Been Hacked When I spoke with Jeff Fisher this morning (Saturday, November 06, 2004), the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 16th District said he was waiting for the FBI to show up. Fisher has evidence, he says, not only that the Florida election was hacked, but of who... Read more |
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Two Years Before 9/11, Candidate Bush was Already Talking Privately About Attacking Iraq, According to His Former Ghost Writer HOUSTON -- Two years before the September 11 attacks, presidential candidate George W. Bush was already talking privately about the political benefits of attacking Iraq, according to his former ghost writer, who held many conversations with then-Texas Governor Bush in preparation for a planned... Read more |
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Consumption of Resources Outstripping Planet's Ability to Cope GENEVA - People are plundering the world's resources at a pace that outstrips the planet's capacity to sustain life, the environmental group WWF said Thursday. In its regular Living Planet Report , the World Wide Fund for Nature said humans currently consume 20 percent more natural resources than... Read more |
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So, Did Saddam Hussein Try to Kill Bush's Dad? WASHINGTON - Now that President George W. Bush's allegations about former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ties to al-Qaeda and ambitious weapons programs have been thoroughly discredited, another outstanding charge remains to be resolved. During a campaign speech in September 2002, Bush cited a... Read more |
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Women Rage Against 'Rape' in Northeast India IMPHAL (Manipur), - After torching government buildings and parading naked to protest the suspected custodial rape and killing of a woman by federal soldiers, women in Manipur vow to intensify their fight against frequent atrocities in the restive northeast Indian state. An indefinite curfew is in... Read more |
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Which are the Most Popular Progressive Websites? Our Readers Asked... Read more |
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'Blood Diamonds' Still Sold by U.S. Retailers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Major U.S. and international retailers that sell diamond jewelry are failing to follow through on promises to prevent the trade in so-called 'conflict diamonds' that have fueled civil war and violence in several African nations, according to a new report released at this week's... Read more |
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Death Leaves Family with Grief, Questions Daughter who left college to join Army killed in Iraq attack Read more |
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Coca - Cola Admits That Dasani is Nothing But Tap Water LONDON - It made for great headlines, but the fact that the UK version of Coca-Cola's Dasani brand bottled water comes out of the London public supply should hardly have come as a surprise. "Coke's in hot water," "Eau dear" and "The real sting" were three good examples of the newspaper headline... Read more |
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US Companies Moving More Jobs Overseas NEW YORK - U.S. corporations are picking up the pace in shifting well-paid technology jobs to India, China and other low-cost centers, but they are keeping quiet for fear of a backlash, industry professionals said. Morgan Stanley estimates the number of U.S. jobs outsourced to India will double to... Read more |
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Fight to the Death: The Iraqis Who Hated Saddam Hate the Americans More In Khaldiyah, it's a war of nerves. A three-meter-deep crater marks the explosion point of a careering car bomb that the local police knew was inevitable. Just across and down a highway that cuts through this small town west of Baghdad is the home of a man the US suspects could help bring an end to... Read more |
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FTAA Protests: Amnesty Says Miami Police May Have Broken UN Laws MIAMI - Police in Miami may have violated various international laws and covenants on civil rights and use of force when they crushed protests against a free trade meeting last month, rights group Amnesty International said. In a letter to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, dated Dec. 16 and made public on... Read more |
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Rumsfeld's '84 Visit was to Reassure Iraqis Trip Followed Criticism Of Chemical Arms' Use Read more |
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Rights, Liberties Groups Hail Court Defeats for Bush Anti-Terror War U.S. civil liberties and human rights groups Thursday hailed the one-two punch delivered by two federal appeals courts against the Bush administration's refusal to recognize basic due-process rights of alleged U.S. and foreign detainees held as "enemy combatants" in Washington's "war on terrorism... Read more |
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Battle Rages with Ecuador Indians Over Jungle Oil QUITO - In a steamy jungle of winding laurel trees and sprawling palms, a battle is raging between Ecuadorean Indians trying to protect land rights and oil companies who want to drill in the Amazon. In the northern Amazon, Indians are suing a U.S. oil company over environmental damage they say... Read more |
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Foes Say Bush Plan Would Create 'Debating Society Over Science' Health, environmental rules could be buried in peer reviews, critics fear Read more |
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Is the Search for WMDs Over? After Eight Months with No Discoveries, Mission Chief Quits Read more |
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Earth Warming at Faster Pace, Say Top Science Group's Leaders Statement by American Geophysical Union's council warns temperature change is real and human-caused Read more |
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Despite the Hype, Bottled Water is Neither Cleaner nor Greener than Tap Water "You drink tap water? Are you crazy?" asks a 21-year-old radio producer from the Chicago area. "I only drink bottled water." In a trendy nightclub in New York City, the bartender tells guests they can only be served bottled water, which costs $5 for each tiny half-pint container. One outraged... Read more |
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Scottie & Me: October 14, 2003 White House Press Briefing with Scott McClellan Read more |
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Scottie & Me: October 2, 2003 White House Press Briefing with Scott McClellan Read more |
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Scottie & Me: September 2, 2003 White House Press Briefing with Scott McClellan Read more |
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Voting Machine Controversy COLUMBUS - The head of a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio told Republicans in a recent fund-raising letter that he is "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year." The Aug. 14 letter from Walden O'Dell, chief executive of Diebold Inc. - who has... Read more |
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Bush 'Bundlers' Take Fundraising to New Level As chairman, president and chief executive of Safeway Inc., the world's 11th-largest grocery chain, Steven Burd is the nexus of a wide network of subordinates and suppliers, as well as friends in corporate suites. And that is why he will play a critical role in President Bush's effort to raise the... Read more |
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Ari & I: May 27, 2003 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: May 14, 2003 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Rich Nations Continue to Wield Power in Global Bodies WASHINGTON - From the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the United Nations, to Interpol and the World Health Organization (WHO), dozens of international agencies now work to regulate world trade, telecommunications, transportation, labor,... Read more |
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Youths Shouldn't Be Tried As Adults, Study Says WASHINGTON -- Every state allows children under 16 to be tried as adults, but new research indicates that many cannot understand their situations well enough to aid their defense. The private MacArthur Foundation study released today says that many children under 16 had as much difficulty grasping... Read more |
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Ari & I: March 3, 2003 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: February 26, 2003 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: February 6, 2003 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: January 30, 2003 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: January 27, 2003 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: January 21, 2003 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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As War Drums Grow, Peace Activist Stands Her Ground The word courage often is used to describe an act of valor on a battlefield. But the word can also apply to a person standing up for peace. So it was one Wednesday afternoon last summer when Aase Loescher arrived at the weekly peace vigil at the Monroe County Courthouse. No one else showed up that... Read more |
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Ari & I: December 17, 2002 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: December 5, 2002 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: October 15, 2002 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: October 9, 2002 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: September 19, 2002 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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How Did Iraq Get Its Weapons? We Sold Them THE US and Britain sold Saddam Hussein the technology and materials Iraq needed to develop nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. Reports by the US Senate's committee on banking, housing and urban affairs -- which oversees American exports policy -- reveal that the US, under... Read more |
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Ari & I: July 30, 2002 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: May 21, 2002 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Boycott of Israeli Products Gaining in South Africa: Mideast Conflict Hits SA Shop Shelves Leading chocolate, softdrink, cellphone and toiletry companies in South Africa have been threatened with a consumer boycott as part of a local campaign against Israel's intensified military assault on Palestine. And Pick 'n Pay and Spar have been singled out as targets if they ignore a call from... Read more |
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Ari & I: March 25, 2002 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Monsanto Hid Decades Of Pollution PCBs Drenched Ala. Town, But No One Was Ever Told Read more |
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Ari & I: November 20, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: October 31, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: October 26, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: August 3, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Bread and Roses Founder Singer-Activist Mimi Farina Dead at 56 MILL VALLEY, CA - Expressions of love and sadness greeted the death yesterday of Mimi Farina of Mill Valley, noted '60s folk singer and founder of Bread & Roses. She died at home with family and close friends at her bedside after a two-year battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was 56. Music... Read more |
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Ari & I: July 16, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: July 2, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: June 27, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: June 26, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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US Defends Drug Companies GENEVA - The United States took a tough line yesterday in defense of drug companies' rights to patent protection of their medicines. Though there were some signs of movement, the overall US stance dismayed the developing countries who cannot afford these drugs and threatened to open a gulf with the... Read more |
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Ari & I: June 20, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: May 31, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Sweden Pushes Its Ban on Children's Ads Broad Campaign is Waged in EU on TV Commercials Read more |
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Ari & I: May 15, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: May 4, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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McDonald's Confirms Its French Fries Are Made With Beef Extract SEATTLE - Facing a class-action lawsuit from angry vegetarians, McDonald's this week confirmed that its French fries are prepared with beef extract, a disclosure the company said is not new. Although the fast-food giant has been saying since 1990 that its fries are cooked in pure vegetable oil,... Read more |
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Ari & I: May 3, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: May 2, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: April 9, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: April 6, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Ari & I: April 4, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Read more |
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Corporate Spooks Corporate espionage is the dirty little secret of big business in America today. Corporations spy on other corporations. They spy on citizen groups. They spy on governments. To protect their reputations, corporations don't admit to spying. But they do it. Corporate spies call themselves "... Read more |
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Afghan Taliban Begin Destruction of Ancient Buddha Statues KABUL - Ignoring an international outcry, Afghanistan's puritanical Taliban Islamic militia began demolishing statues across the country on Thursday, including two towering ancient stone Buddhas. Taliban Minister of Information and Culture Qudratullah Jamal told AFP the destruction of scores of pre... Read more |
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Clinton Reverses 5-Year Ban On Lobbying by Appointees President Clinton yesterday revoked an executive order he signed on his first day in office in 1993 that barred senior officials of the White House and other agencies from lobbying former colleagues for five years. Lifting the five-year ban on lobbying means Clinton's top subordinates, those... Read more |
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The Lost Dreams of Bert DeLeeuw Requiem for a Radical Read more |
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The Separate Peace of Madeleine & Bert From Their Era of Activism To Their Day of Divorce Read more |