Yearly Archives: 2007

The Agrofuels TrapLaura Carlsen | September 11, 2007 Agrofuel development has arrived on the global stage. Just this year, the number of declarations, dollars, and development plans that have gone to agrofuels are unparalleled in any other sector. An idea … Continue reading →

Forgetting 9/11By MANUEL GARCIA Jr. Because I have written about the physics of the World Trade Center fires and collapses of September 11, 2001, I have recently been asked by several people to comment on “9-11” during this sixth anniversary … Continue reading →

Pigs of WarBy Cindy Sheehan “I believe it is imperative that we never lose our voice of dissent, regardless of political pressure. As Martin Luther King, Jr said: ‘there comes a time when silence is betrayal’…However, it is unforgivable that … Continue reading →

Here’s the Smell of the Blood StillBy Norman Solomon The following essay is adapted from Norman Solomon’s new book, Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America’s Warfare State: 09/12/07 “Common Dreams” — — When Martin Luther King Jr. publicly … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mariann Wizard for sharing this. From Dr. Patty Stephens, leader of Austin’s Spiritual Progressives forum: “The following 13 principles emerged from several years’ work with social change leaders in the “Leading with Spirit” program. We offer these not … Continue reading →

The Epic Struggle of Indigenous Andean-Amazonian CultureHugo Blanco Text of a presentation for the Latin American Studies Association Conference to be held September 5-8 in Montreal, Canada. Over the course of more than 10,000 years, the rich biodiversity of the … Continue reading →

San Francisco 8 Update – September 11 20 students from Met West high School in Oakland joined jubilant and now released SF 8 defendants Richard Brown and Richard O’Neal and dozens of supporters in the hallway of the SF Courthouse. … Continue reading →

How Can Universal Peace Be Realized?

Confronting Femicide in GuatemalaWritten by Kathleen Melville Thursday, 06 September 2007 As a member of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission’s 2007 delegation, I spent a week interviewing parents, leaders of women’s groups, and government officials about the killing of young … Continue reading →

Damn, it’s ‘Nam: Americans are now in a familar tight spotBy Eric Margolis 09/10/07 “Toronto Sun” — – We all know what “deja vu” is. But I recently read of a condition psychiatrists call “jamais vu.” That’s where one sees … Continue reading →

American Economy: R.I.P.By Paul Craig Roberts 09/10/07 “ICH’ — — The US economy continues its slow death before our eyes, but economists, policymakers, and most of the public are blind to the tottering fabled land of opportunity. In August jobs … Continue reading →

Anti-APEC protesters: united and peacefulEmma Murphy & Tony Iltis, Sydney, 8 September 2007 SEPTEMBER 8 — Alex Bainbridge, chairing the Stop Bush/Make Howard History anti-APEC rally told the gathered crowd that there were 10,000 people gathered at Sydney’s Town Hall. … Continue reading →