by James Parks With passage of the federal Employee Free Choice Act a major issue for working people in the 2008 elections, lawmakers in Hawaii last week passed their own version of the bill. Union members were key to passage of H.B. 2974, which levels the playing field for workers considering a union. The legislation, which […]
The Fed’s Free Market Illusion
The very recent Treasury Department and Federal Reserve lender bailouts, interest rate manipulation actions, economic “stimulation” (in the form of giving taxpayers a small rebate of their own money), and now the orchestration of the Bear Sterns buyout deal (Treasury Secretary Paulson is a former Bear Sterns CEO—a very disturbing fact in light of the […]
Act Now to Stop Colombia Free Trade Deal
by James Parks, Mar 24, 2008 With the U.S. economy in near free fall, President Bush has said he will send the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to Capitol Hill and demand a vote before he leaves office next January. Bush has made passing this agreement, which will do next to nothing for the failing U.S. […]
Guide to the Best Free Software on the Internet
I decided to write this guide after spending about fifteen years trying many of the free software packages available on the Internet. I always enjoyed using free software, mostly because it is free and I am a cheap skate. Nevertheless, I know that I am not alone and that there are many people out […]
Pakistan On The Long Road To Freedom
Two events in the last three months have radically changed the course of Indo-Pak relations, and have the potential to radically alter the future direction of South Asian history. The first of these events took place on November 24, 2007. On this day, a suicide bomber detonated himself beside a bus at the entrance of Camp […]
Palestinian Authority Freezes Communications With Israel
The freeze in communications between Israel’s government and the Palestinian Authority come at a time where there are protests in Gaza. Asides from the protests throughout Gaza, there are a new wave of clashes against Israeli forces taking place in Gaza’s West Bank. The violence on Saturday, March 1 was deemed to be brutal. Perhaps, […]
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