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Kidnappings or arrests?

by Kevin Potvin

Like the “terrorist” versus “resistance” semantic argument, describing Western reporters who do not have appropriate permission to enter Iraq as kidnapped innocents betrays the prominent role media plays in modern war

The ability of American forces to continue to prosecute the war depends utterly on continued substantial American public support for this war, and that support is heavily influenced by media reports on the progress of the war

Recall the American coup of 1933

by Donald Kropp

The US economy is on the verge of a bubble-induced crash. The last time that happened, the wealthy elites plotted to overthrow a government elected to rescue the people

The American people did not revolt against these continual violations of the laws by their own corporate elites. In fact, most Americans never knew of this egregious and outrageous betrayal. American people instead died by the tens of thousands defeating fascism in North Africa and Europe.

Was the Iraq War legal or illegal?

by Evan Augustine Peterson III, J.D., Executive Director, American Center for International Law

An international law expert weighs the consensus of opinion and finds the White House case wanting

This large body of eminent international law experts explicitly stated that they'd drafted their legal document in order to advise Messrs Bush and Blair prior to the invasion that it would be blatantly illegal under international law for the Anglo-American belligerents to invade Iraq; and that their joint decision as Commanders-in-Chief to commence hostilities would constitute prosecutable war crimes.

What they'll find in Iran

by William Kay

Second in a two-part series about the Iranian industrial military complex.

New legislation shows close connections between Liberals and business lobbyists

by Reed Eurchuk

The beam in thine own eye

by Michael Nenonen

Leftist demonstrators and rightist fulminators have quite a lot in common. Until they solve their own issues, neither is likely to help the larger social issues they have committed themselves to

Thus, we might attend a protest that gives us a cathartic release and lets us scold our opponents, but then fail to do any of the time-consuming and difficult work required to promote the causes we believe in.

Republicans go with the devil they know

by Jennifer Matsui

The Republican National Convention leaves voters in America with the starkest non-choice ever.

Recent polls show that voters prefer the Republican's spend-and-destroy cycle of violence as opposed to the previous administration's destroy-and-spend. But the detonation of “dot bombs” lighting up the Magic Kingdom sklyine is no match for the latest burst of cluster bombs lighting up the mosques of Sadr City.

British Columbia's social housing shell game

by John Irwin, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

The provincial government is effectively using federal money earmarked for social housing to help meet its election promise of thousands of new intermediate and long-term care beds.

Was it worth it?

by Elvy Delbianco

A famous “blogger's” video essays from Baghdad, appearing now at the Vancouver Film Festival, give an answer—but not in a satisfying or convincing way

In a typical episode, he rejects a complaint that American patrols bring only militant attacks and destruction to Iraqis, with the speculation that the complainant is an uncompensated businessman.

The future is here, in a burnt warehouse on the east side of Bologna

On the surface, it was not the most impressive of co-operative institutions the Van-City-sponsored Bologna Summer Program for Co-operative Studies toured. But among the heaps of broken bikes and worn-out clothes is a system and a philosophy that will, in the end, prove to be the salvation of our economy

Turner's Movies

reviewed by Scott Turner

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Letters to the Republic

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