On the 11Th hour of the 11Th day of the 11Th month of 1918, World War I officially ended. That day marked the end of a four-year massive slaughter which killed more than 7 million French, German, British, Russian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers and killed or wounded millions more civilians. The United States stayed on the [...]
I’m getting that queasy jaded feeling that we might experience a daunting “new boss, same as the old boss” de ja vu if we’re not careful. While ‘W’ has been all over the place hawking his version of history, Newt Gingrich, the unabashed failed Speaker of the House during the last grand Republican Congressional power [...]
The movement for change and reform has not been defeated, only dealt a temporary setback. Progress is never easy, it is extremely difficult, but it is a fight that is worth fighting. The future of our nation depends on ordinary people rising to do extraordinary things, and ensuring our economy moves towards recovery must be the focal point of our efforts over the next two years.
The victory of the GOP at the US midterm election was celebrated in Jerusalem by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud party and his allies from the far-right. Israel’s right and far-right understand that, with Republicans controlling the US House of Representative,the modest attempts by the Obama administration to put pressure on Israel to stop the expansion [...]
On Friday, former police officer, Johannes Mehserle, who killed unarmed passenger Oscar Grant on New Years day 2009 was sentenced by Judge Perry in Los Angeles. The police brutality occurred in Oakland, but the trial was moved to Los Angeles to avoid a repeat of the protests following the killing of Oscar Grant. Judge Perry [...]
