Month November 2002

Jeb Crow? Investigative reporter Greg Palast finds that Jeb Bush is stealing votes for himself the same way he stole votes for his brother in 2000 – by getting blacks illegally dropped from the voting lists.  Florida moves to bar 91,000…

Global estimate of endangered plant species triples The number of plant species threatened with extinction may be more than three times higher than previously thought, a new study suggests. According to a report published today in the journal Science, between…

Suicide bombers are war criminals, Human Rights Watch The people who carry out suicide bombings are not martyrs, they’re war criminals, and so are the people who help to plan such attacks. The scale and systematic nature of these attacks…

U.S. launches pro-American propaganda blitz in Indonesia An American media campaign launched in Indonesia sends a clear message: Muslims in the United States could not be happier.

Open Letter to the Democratic Party by Ralph Nader The Democrats should have an easy time winning control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in next week’s election. Recession is deepening, unemployment is rising, and corporate corruption headlines…