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Discuss his legacy: Your thoughts, comments, observations regarding MLK, speak on the contraversy surrounding his death, etc., in honor of MLK. :: :: Martin Luther King Jr. in his later days did start to explore socialism; his views evolved and he understood that the main problem was not...

Everybody hates the US government.... ::: ::: Attackers have fired a rocket at the US embassy compound in the centre of the Greek capital, Athens. The rocket, fired from street level into the front of the embassy, caused minor damage to the building but no-one was injured. The US envoy...

A new stage in Washington’s illegal “terror” war By Chris Marsden 10 January 2007 US air strikes against targets in the south of Somalia have claimed a substantial number of civilian lives. The bombing campaign, begun Sunday night and continued on Monday, mark a major escalation in the...

This is quite a move by Chavez. By this and his rhetoric, even referring to Karl Marx, Lenin and Leon Trotsky, Chavez definitely seems to be moving further left after his recent landslide election victory. This will undoubtedly result in a deepening radicalization across Latin America. This...

WASHINGTON — The Army on Saturday blamed a computer mix-up for recruitment letters mistakenly sent out over the holidays to the families of 275 officers killed or wounded in action in Iraq. “Every Army leader is just sick that this happened,” said Gen. Richard Cody, the Army’s vice chief of...

Can More US Troops Save Iraq? That's what George W. Bush wants you to believe. Your thoughts please. (I've included a few of mine) Will the Democrats oppose the so called "serge?" Unlikely, since most of them don't even know they have that power. Newly elected Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-KS) said...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/ap_on_...on_prediction_9 Pat Robertson predicts 'mass killing' Wed Jan 3, 5:32 AM ET In what has become an annual tradition of prognostications, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States...

Marry Christmas! Bush Pardons Small-Time Meth Dealer Four Days Before Christmas, President Pardons 16 People By JASON RYAN WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2006 — - Four days before Christmas, President Bush granted pardons to 16 people, including a man convicted of dealing methamphetamine and another...

Turkmenistan's authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled the Central Asian country for 21 years, has died aged 66, state TV has reported. Mr Niyazov, who named cities and airports after himself in a personality cult, left no designated successor. Turkmenistan, which has large gas...

I'm trying to compile a list of people (US only) assassinated from the 60s to 70s, if you notice anyone missing from this list, please post, thanks... Medgar Evers, civil rights activist assassinated on June 12, 1963 John F. Kennedy assassinated on November 22, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald...

Chargers, Bears have most Pro Bowlers NFC OFFENSE Wide receivers (4) Torry Holt, STL Steve Smith, CAR Donald Driver, GB Anquan Boldin, ARI Tackles (3) Walter Jones, SEA Jammal Brown, NO Chris Samuels, WAS Guards (3) Shawn Andrews, PHI Steve Hutchinson, SEA Larry Allen, DAL...

Bad news continue for da bears Defense.... December 14, 2006 Sources familiar with the case said police apparently were seeking drugs. Charges could be filed later this afternoon as a result of the search, sources said. Johnson declined to talk with reporters in the Bears locker room...

US scientists reject interference By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News, San Francisco Some 10,000 US researchers have signed a statement protesting about political interference in the scientific process. The statement, which includes the backing of 52 Nobel Laureates, demands a...

By Bill Van Auken 13 December 2006 If the political events of the past six years have demonstrated anything, it is that there exists within America’s ruling establishment no genuine commitment to democratic rights or democratic forms of rule. In the relatively short period since 2000, the US...

As much as it pains me to say, I bank with Bank of Amerika and I'm sick & tired of all their little fees and charges that I continuously find on my bank statements. They even charge me a two dollar "fee" each time I deposit a check with a teller. So they are charging me to put money into my own...

US income figures show staggering rise in social inequality By Jerry White 12 December 2006 A recent analysis of Internal Revenue Service tax data sheds further light on the enormous gap that has grown between America’s wealthy elite and the masses of working people over the last quarter of a...

Tied the NFL record for single season TD returns this year (5) against the St. Louis Rams today. BTW, Grossman is looking good with a QB rating over 100 and two TD passes coming into the fourth. Go bears!

First Milton Friedman kicks the bucket then Pinochet has a heart attack. Now this cunt bitch tips over. Word is Jerry Falwell is going to croak soon so let's keep our fingers crossed!!! She served at the UN from 1981 to 1985, and was later a key member of former President Ronald Reagan's cabinet.

Cheney Pregnancy Stirs Debate on Gay Rights JIM RUTENBERG WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 — Mary Cheney, a daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, is expecting a baby with her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, Mr. Cheney’s office said Wednesday. Lea Anne McBride, a spokeswoman for Mr. Cheney, said the...

BBC News By Andrew Walker Economics correspondent, BBC World Service The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth, according to a new study by a United Nations research institute. The report, from the World Institute of Development Economics Research at the...