by James Parks, Mar 12, 2008 At a time when American jobs are disappearing and our manufacturing base is being decimated, working people are outraged that Republican presidential nominee John McCain played a key role in the Bush Defense Department’s decision to award one of our largest military contracts to a foreign company. Had Boeing […]
Corruption Is Main Factor Hurting Iraq’s Reconstruction
The Pentagon reported on Tuesday, March 11 that while Iraq has made important gains in terms of politics, the nation’s economy, and diplomacy, the gains are still limited. However, the improvements in Iraq’s security could shatter and crumble at any time. One political gain includes the approval of a new law that allows former Baath […]
Why the United States Will Not Withdraw From NAFTA
Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton caused a stir with recent promises to rust belt voters that the United States would unilaterally withdraw from NAFTA unless certain environmental and labor concessions are addressed. In taking a closer look at the structuring of NAFTA and the history of the agreement, full withdrawal from NAFTA may […]
May you live a hundred days
It is somewhat of an irony that the man who was considered to have sold Pakistan several times over is today the person who seems to be playing a major role in trying to save it. Asif Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party is seen to be doing more for the country in […]
Alarm As Indian Tiger Numbers Fall to 1,400
The number of wild tigers in India has dwindled to little more than 1,400, less than half the previous estimate, in an alarming decline blamed by wildlife experts on poaching and urbanization. The last major survey, in 2002, recorded 3,642 tigers. Until this census, India was thought to be home to 40% of the world’s […]
Romney and McCain Clash In California Debate
US Republican hopeful Mitt Romney had said that fellow US Republican hopeful and rival John McCain was out of touch with the conservative mainstream. Romney said that McCain had voted twice against President George W. Bush’s tax cuts and pushed for finance reforms that restricted fundraising and spending. Currently, the Republican establishment supports the tax […]
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