Month April 2003

An American hero honored: The Cesar Chavez postage stamp Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers, and remains a figure of iconic status for Latinos and progressives. On Wednesday, Apr 23, his memory will be honored with the issuance of the…

Where does a photo of a mom breast-feeding her child become kiddie porn? In America, that’s where. “The photo that would threaten to send Mercado and her boyfriend to prison–the infant Rodrigo is suckling her left breast.” Then the police…

Revolution city “Now the war is over, Iraq’s downtrodden Shia majority is rising up. It speaks with many voices, but its demand is simple – Islamic government under sharia law.” Let’s see, if the U.S. is genuinely for democracy in…

So where are the weapons of mass destruction? “Not one illegal warhead. Not one drum of chemicals. Not one incriminating document. Not one shred of evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction in more than a month of war…

SARS whacks Asian, Australian economies “SARS is causing the worst economic crisis in Southeast Asia since the wave of bank failures and currency devaluations that swept the region five years ago. The economies of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan have…