The US media is giving no coverage to these protests because, as one woman explains, this is a class uprising. Also note that most of the protesters appear to be pretty young. […]
Documentary: Bosnia and Herzegovina in Spring
Why I Like Oakland
A Sad State of Affairs
I am now in Seattle seeing what the Kshama Sawant campaign is doing. I just went to a meeting of some members of the International Association of Machinists. These are members who […]
Fracking is serious business
Anybody who thinks that Corporate America, and Corporate World are not totally dedicated to expanding the use of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) should take a look at recent news. Item: The Obama administration […]
Ukraine, Syria and Power Politics
map of gas pipelines running through Ukraine Update from July, 2026: We have recently been searching through out old posts and discovered this one. It is entirely mistaken and we apologize for […]
Don’t Count on the EPA…
EPA Chief Gina McCarthy: Kissing up to the oil industry Don’t count on the Environmental “Protection” Agency… unless you are the oil industry or a global warming denier, that is. Today’s Wall […]
Ukraine: “The sins of the fathers…” and beyond
by John Reimann “The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the sons.” You don’t have to believe in the Christian Bible to see this at work in the current crisis […]
Endocrine Disruption conference
This might sound too technical for the ordinary lay person, but it’s not. And given the assault on the environment and on our health, workers have to educate ourselves about these issues. […]
Anti war protest in Moscow
Meanwhile, in Moscow, anti war protesters are arrested.
Obama statement on Ukraine
The White House has issued a statement on the Russian troop invasion of Crimea. Here, in part, is what they said along with a translation: White House statement: President Obama spoke for 90 […]