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A New World Is Possible Cindy sheehan brings us hope from Caracas....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 1:50pm PST
Soldier Convicted of Murder Receives No Jail Time, Protesters Sentenced to 6 Months Who goes to jail? While an army interrogator convicted of brutally killing an Iraqi general during receives no jail time, we look at the case of New York peace activists who have been sentenced to six months in jail for protesting war....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 8:03am PST
US: New Medicare plan triggers health crisis for thousands The debut of the new Medicare drug plan has been a disaster for tens of thousands of seniors and other eligible participants. Starting from the first week of its implementation on January 1, the program was so riddled by confusion and incompetence that more than two dozen states were forced to take emergency action to pay for prescription drugs that people were not able to obtain by using the plan. Low-income beneficiaries were often overcharged or arrived at pharmacies to discover their old ...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 7:43am PST
History of bitter struggle by US miners In the background of the Sago Mine disaster...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 7:42am PST
Programmer Jeff Dean worked for chief of White House Plumbers unit Convicted of 23 felonies for computer crimes, Jeffrey Dean
was sent to prison for four years. Shortly after his release
from incarceration, his company was awarded one of the
largest ballot printing contracts in history....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 12:48am PST
US military stretched to breaking point The US army is being stretched, by its deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan, into a "thin green line" in danger of breaking before the insurgents are defeated, claims a report commissioned by the Pentagon....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 7:47pm PST
LOUISIANA’S COASTAL TRIBES APPEAL FOR HELP 
Four of Louisiana’s coastal Native American tribes issued an urgent appeal for support in the aftermath of Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita. Despite the buzz of recovery activity in New Orleans and on other parts of the Gulf coast, tribal leaders say they have been forgotten and their people continue to suffer....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 7:32pm PST
Daniel McGowan just released into the custody of his sister - judge cited support letters great news - eco-defender ensared in witch hunt released on bail - our letters matter!
PLEASE take a moment TONIGHT to write and send a support letter for the other eco-defenders - their bail hearings are coming fast!...
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 5:53pm PST
Jan. 25 PATRIOT Act Call-In Day Today is the day! Join the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and tens of thousands of allies throughout the U.S. in an overwhelming grassroots response to the PATRIOT Act and other governmental excesses....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 12:30pm PST
Interests Not Served By Republicans or Democrats Reuters (50 minutes ago): "At least 51 of the Senate's 55 Republicans, along with at least one Democrat, plan to vote for Alito, according to an unofficial tally based on statements and interviews with lawmakers and aides in the 100-member chamber.... Democrats have not threatened a filibuster since they do not appear to have the votes to sustain such a procedural roadblock. But they have made clear that they intend to make Alito and the high-court an issue in the November congression...
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 12:08pm PST
Animal personalities -- and science's increasing recognition of such DawnWatch: New York Times Magazine cover on animal personality 1/22/06...
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 10:35am PST
AG Gonzales' Defense Of U.S. Domestic Spy Program Draws Protests On Tuesday, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared at Georgetown Law School to deliver an address defending the NSA domestic spy programs. During the course of his address, nearly 30 students stood up one-by-one and turned their back on Gonzales in protest. A panel of law professors addressed Gonzales’ speech, calling it illegal. We play excerpts of Gonzales’ speech and law professor David Cole responding....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 7:08am PST
Bush administration launches campaign of lies in defense of government spying The Bush administration has initiated a campaign to defend its illegal spying program, employing its well-established technique of brazenly lying to the American people....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 7:07am PST
Challenge to Law Barring Transgender People Access to Medical Treatment in Prison Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union
filed a lawsuit today in federal court on behalf of two transgender
women challenging a Wisconsin law that bars them from access to
appropriate medical treatment while they are incarcerated....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 9:44pm PST
PANUPS: Replacing Poison with Poison: We Can Do Better Stop the Registration of Methyl Iodide!...
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 9:33pm PST
After Judiciary Committee Vote, NOW Renews Call for Filibuster "As Sen. Feinstein said in the committee this morning, if you know someone is not going to respect the rights that are explicit in our laws, in previous court rulings, in the Constitution, then you have to stand up," Gandy said. "It's time for every senator who supports women's rights to stand up with her."...
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 9:30pm PST
The life and death of an Iraq veteran who could take no more By his own admission Douglas Barber, a former army reservist, was struggling. For two years since returning from the chaos and violence of Iraq, the 35-year-old had battled with his memories and his demons, the things he had seen and the fear he had experienced. Recently, it seemed he had turned a corner, securing medical help and counselling....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 5:18pm PST
Segregation Report Sheds Light on Challenges in Diversifying U.S. Schools Schools in the Northeast and West continue to be more segregated than those in the South, with California and New York maintaining schools that are the most segregated, according to a recent report from the Harvard University Civil Rights Project....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 5:16pm PST
Army could be near breaking point, Pentagon-sponsored study says Will reality ever bear down on this President and his illegal war? To think, when W was first running for Pres he had the nerve to claim Clinton had worn out the US military on all that crazy nation-building when W knew damn well that he and Cheney would find some excuse, any excuse, to occupy Iraq and build permanent bases there....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 4:54pm PST
Latest News From Neptune 
News from Neptune is a radio program about the news of the week and its coverage by the media. News from Neptune is hosted by C. G. Estabrook and P. Mueth and produced by J. B. Nicholson-Owens at the studios of WEFT, 90.1 FM, in Champaign, Illinois USA. The show is named in honor of Noam Chomsky, who said, "Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 12:53pm PST
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