March 10, 2007

Congress should launch a full investigation of Vice President Dick Cheney’s role in leaking the name of an undercover CIA officer, Valerie Plame Wilson, to the media in violation of federal law

In 2002, the Bush administration led the United States to confront North Korea, cutting off oil supplies. In response, North Korea angrily threw out International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors. A full-blown nuclear crisis was provoked.

To save and improve equal, quality public education, it is imperative to take on the corporate/far right/fundamentalist coalition of privatizers.

I was intrigued when I heard another Black woman use the phrase that is the headline of this article. It sounded different from sexism. And it could just be all words at this point, but whenever I see the larger-than-life ads for Eddie Murphy’s new movie “Norbit,” the phrase rises to the surface again.

The health insurance industry is full of surprises, but history and experience show that insurers will never surprise us with a good, affordable health care system for America.

Capitalism/competition generates wealth for everyone and promotes improved quality of goods, better prices and advancement of technology to improve the quality of life. How is this evil?

Two recent film awards shows couldn’t have been more different. The Oscars featured films mostly within the Hollywood corporate studio system, and the Spirit Awards favored low-budget independent productions.

In his book, Practicing Medicine without a License!, Don Sloan, M.D. argues the case for a corporate-free, universal health care system that would cover every American.

George Becker, 78, former president of the United Steelworkers (USW), died Feb. 3 at his home in West Deer, Pa. Twice elected USW president, Becker served from 1993-2000, taking him through some of the most intense union battles of the late 20th century in the United States.