China cancels Africa’s debt China has cancelled the debts owed to it by 31 African countries. The show of solidarity will give African leaders greater leverage to demand that the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the wealthy finance capitalists…

Something parents may have long suspected From an LA Times article explaining why those working on the Mars program now must to adapt to Mars time, where the day is 39 minutes longer than ours. Teenagers, who stay up late…

Grocery strike. Things are happening! In L.A. this Monday, MLK Day, there will be a rally in support of the striking grocery workers at the Von’s at the end of the MLK Day march.  On Sat Jan 31 at 11:30…

Cheney protest in L.A. He was here, we greeted him.                                             Poster from a greeting card by Cara Scissoria  …

Open letter from the Arab-American & Muslim community to U.S. anti-war movement It’s hard to believe, but some factions of the antiwar movement are deliberately moving away from supporting the right of Palestinians to determine their own destiny. Oh dear,…

In case you don’t have enough to worry about Flu pandemic possible, WHO official warns. Each year less light reaches the surface of the Earth. No one is sure what’s causing ‘global dimming‘

Feel safer? From ProRev Bush regime wants to politicize public health Under a new proposal, the White House would decide what and when the public would be told about an outbreak of mad cow disease, an anthrax release, a nuclear…