The procurer of young girls for the rich and famous – Jeffrey Epstein – has been arrested in New York. He had previously been convicted of similar crimes in Florida. In that […]
Epstein arrest: a means of getting at Trump?
Carpenters wildcat strike in NYC?
There is increasing talk on Facebook about a wildcat strike among New York City carpenters. The issue is the horrible contract that the union leadership has negotiated. The defining question is whether […]
NYC Carpenters in struggle… against their own union leadership
Carpenters in New York City are facing a danger and an opportunity. During a nation-wide building boom, the New York Carpenters District Council is proposing a contract with some huge give-aways. Most […]
Report from Germany: From “hopeless” to “Now I believe in a future again”
From a correspondent in eastern Germany: Dear readers, Until just a few months ago, I was pretty hopeless about our future and did not really believe that the good would still be […]
Trump postpones war abroad in favor of war at home
Trump is trying to postpone the war abroad (against Iran) in favor of fighting the war at home. He backed down at the last minute as far as a military attack on […]
New Crisis in Gulf of Oman: What really happened? Where is it headed?
On Thursday, June 13 two oil tankers, one operated by a Japanese company and the other by a Norwegian shipping company, were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of […]
Britain in a Tailspin
Britain is rapidly plunging into a dangerous tailspin, explains Roger Silverman, in London. Having put her proposed Brexit deal with the EU to parliament three times only to be humiliated each time, […]
