The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers

Communities across America are suffering through a crisis that could leave a dramatically diminished version of democracy in its wake. It is not the economic meltdown, although the crisis is related to the broader day of reckoning that appears to have arrived. The crisis of which we speak involves more than mere economics. Read more

Refugees From Mexico Drug War Flee to US

Unlike the traditional job-seeking migrants, whose numbers have dropped in part due to the slumping US economy and increased border enforcement, this new migrant class comprises business owners, executives and other professionals who choose safety in the United States–even if it means detention–over freedom in their own country.

The drug war, which has claimed nearly 10,000 lives in a little more than two years– more than 1,600 in Juárez in the last year alone [Read More…]

by andrew Becker | from thenation.com | posted:March 20.2009

Troubled Again

A fatal attack on British soldiers in Northern Ireland does not mean an end to powersharing

NORTHERN IRELAND– had begun to relax after 30 years of the “Troubles” Read more

Trade War

The United States depends on other countries for its military superiority, and that’s a good thing.

Driving an import: The Army’s ultrasafe MRAP vehicle, on patrol in Iraq, relies on manufacturers in four continents.

Since U.S. President Barack Obama has taken office, the debate between Read more

HIV/AIDS in D.C. Hits 3 Percent

Hiv/aids infection rates are higher in our nation’s capital than in West Africa. This shocking statistic comes from the 2008 Epidemiology Annual Report, which found that Washington, D.C.’s rates are twice as high as those of New York City and five times higher than Detroit’s.

The definition of a “generalized and severe” epidemic is 1 percent infection. Washington, D.C.’s rate …at 3 percent.

The report found that …Black men have been most affected, with infection rates of 7 percent. [Read More…]

From theTrumpet.com| Posted: 17 March 2009

Obama’s NSC takes power

Under the leadership of national security advisor Gen. James L. Jones (ret.), the Obama NSC has moved to assert greater White House control over the policymaking process.

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