View front page articles all submitted articles All articles are submitted by smart activists like you. Go here to contribute:  06-19-2005 Sunday June 19, 2005 Comments What Dads Don't Need for Father's Day United States | Women's eNews [0] The federal agency that insures private pensions could see its deficit balloon to $71 billion during the next decade. Better kill that program too, right Georgie? United States | MSNBC [0] Blair may be trying to hit the snooze bar on global warming, but Bush & his handlers have smashed the clock! United Kingdom | Observer [0] Parents uniting to keep military recruiters from high schoolers United States | CNN [0] Medicare beneficiaries sent empty envelopes. Oh, the irony! United States | GOVEXEC.com [0] Britain trying to hit the snooze bar on global warming: "The gases are then pumped underground to keep them out of the atmosphere." United Kingdom | BBC News [0] Iraqi forces are pretty much just a buffer for American forces, "Are the Iraqis doing everything perfectly? No, they are not. But they're in the fight, and they're taking more casualties than we are." Iraq | New York Times [0] What politics can learn from the NFL United States | TomPaine.com [1] Saturday June 18, 2005 Comments Tuberculosis, the new small pox Iraq | New Standard [0] Excepts from the public hearing investigating the "Downing Street memo" United States | Democracy Now! [0] NGO's, "the world’s new superpower", are stepping in where governments have failed their citizens Global | Inter Press Service [0] Good news: charitible donations are up this year. Bad news: it's mainly coming from corporations giving to organizations they have a direct stake in, rather than groups helping those less fortunate. United States | Yahoo! [0] Guinea risks becoming West Africa's next failed state. Its economy is faltering and the government has nearly ceased to provide services. Guinea | ReliefWeb [0] Posada Carriles: Undocumented alien or VIP guest? Venezuela | Z Communications [0] If the UN doesn't start doing its chores the US is going to cut its allowance in half. United States | San Francisco Chronicle [0] Friday June 17, 2005 Comments Spilled fuel oil threatens Moscow drinking water Russian Federation | Yahoo! [0] House Appropriations Committee cuts funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by $100 million, or 25 percent, starting in October. United States | Reuters [0] Texas teenager gets life in prison for helping girlfriend terminate pregnancy United States | Lufkin Daily News [0] An old classmate of Bush ordered the Justice Department to throw their case against tobacco firms down the toilet at the last minute. United States | New York Times [0] Social Security is saved (from the Republicans)! United States | Washington Post [0] Autopsy shows Terri Schiavo had irreversible brain damage, was blind, and unaware of her surroundings. United States | Washington Post [0] The new leader of the NAACP is.... a former Verizon exec? United States | Arizona Republic [0] 10,000 workers have been fired or punished for union support so far this year. So much for labor laws. United States | Common Dreams [0] Thursday June 16, 2005 Comments With a partial repeal of the Patriot Act, bookstores and libraries have gone back to being "safe havens for terrorists and spies". United States | New York Times [0] Drug companies are merging like they're on Viagra United States | Forbes [0] Bush: "Today, Iran is ruled by men who suppress liberty at home and spread terror across the world. Power is in the hands of an unelected few." Hmmm, if you substitute the U.S. for Iran... Iran, Islamic Republic Of | Middle East Online [0] Sun Microsystems is going kind of open source United States | CNET News.com [0] Bush's propaganda chief will soon be bossing around Big Bird. United States | Media Matters for America [0] Mainstream U.S. media finally acknowledges the Downing Stree Memo by lashing out at the activists who brought it to their attention. United States | Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting [0] Content of the Downing Street Memo: "This record is extremely sensitive. No further copies should be made. It should be shown only to those with a genuine need to know its contents..." Iraq | Code Pink [0] The real deal on Iran's upcoming elections Iran, Islamic Republic Of | Z Communications [0]