Monthly Archives: January 2008

Martin Luther King and JazzBy Arthur Shaw, Jan 21, 2008 In an opening speech at the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival, Martin Luther King read a brief historic paper titled “Humanity and the Importance of Jazz.” Here, in full, are his … Continue reading →

Ask Not For Whom the Bell TollsBy Siv O’Neall, Jan 24, 2008 A World Out of Joint If there is not a restoration of some balance of power, the world will sink into a maelstrom of screwed-up governance, callous disregard … Continue reading →

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Furthermore, the guys running things don’t want you to know, as the following article makes clear. As they used to say, when you’re playin’ poker with the pros and you can’t figure out who the sucker is, it’s likely you. … Continue reading →

Sisters and brothers– No matter what, the U.S. government WILL take the land and WILL build the wall. (So much for close links with sister cities). Leslie Cunningham If y’all support us in our opposition to the wall … Chertoff … Continue reading →

‘Ancient civilization . . . broken to pieces’By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2008 Illegal diggers are chipping away at Iraq’s heritage at thousands of largely unguarded sites. The artifacts may never be returned. BAGHDAD — He … Continue reading →

Waving Goodbye to HegemonyBy PARAG KHANNA, Published: January 27, 2008 Turn on the TV today, and you could be forgiven for thinking it’s 1999. Democrats and Republicans are bickering about where and how to intervene, whether to do it alone … Continue reading →

A long article and tedious to read, but full of facts and figures to use as a basis for intelligent disagreement for those who may doubt the conclusions. The end of the article sums up the choices pretty well. Conclusion … Continue reading →

We’re taking bets, too. We bet not one fucking thing is going to happen as a consequence of this fancy study (see below). Richard Jehn I can’t find the news in this news. What, in 2003 we only knew there … Continue reading →

As Juan Cole so aptly puts it, “Hiring Paul Wolfowitz to advise the State Department on arms control is like hiring Lindsay Lohan as a driving instructor. Besides, when someone is consistently wrong and always vastly exaggerating the threat from … Continue reading →

How To Create Iraqi Orphans: And then how to make life worse for themBy Robert Fisk 25/01/08 “The Independent” — — It’s not difficult to create orphans in Iraq. If you’re an insurgent, you can blow yourself up in a … Continue reading →

Take Action on the 5th Anniversaryof the Illegal War and Occupation of IraqMarch 19No War, No Warming — Resistance Is Forming!As we enter the 6th year of war in Iraq, No War, No Warming is joining with many other organizations … Continue reading →