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Empire - the true aim of the U.S. government - is barely concealed under the lofty rhetoric of Bush's State of the Union address. In its pursuit, the U.S. government is committed to the destruction of every government and people that stands in its way, in the Middle East and throughout the world....

Time to get busy defending Biscuit. The LSR is released and the court won't hear the case until March. Large trees are falling and the largest timber sale of modern times could be done before a court ruling....

M. Shahid Alam: It appears that Bill O’Reilly is doing a series on ‘unAmerican’ professors on US campuses. Last night, my wife tells me, he did a piece on Ward Churchill. Tonight will be my turn. I expect he will make all kinds of outlandish accusations that will resonate well with the left- and Muslim-hating members of his audience. This will generate calls and emails to Northeastern and to me – containing threats, calls for firing me, and threats to withhold donations. I am not sure how wel...

One of the fundamental ideas found throughout the world's religions andemphasized by spiritual teachers of many times and cultures is that in the big picture we inevitably reap what we sow. We are all connected, after all, and to the degree we love, give to, and bless others, we will ourselves experience being loved, given to, and blessed. The same is true of harming and using others. This idea has gone by many names, including karma and the Golden Rule, and in our culture it's usually been a...

A cost explosion has not occurred in legal health insurance in Germany. If there is a financial problem, it is the problem of inadequate revenues.. Mass unemployment is the central cause for the rising health premiums....

On January 30, millions of Iraqis voted their hopes for democracy and an end to violence and occupation. But the only way for their hopes to be realized is to end the U.S. occupation of their country and bring all U.S. troops home now....

Darien, Conn. — Throughout the month of February, activists opposed to Alaska’s state-sponsored aerial wolf-killing seek 28,000 pledges supporting a boycott of Alaska tourism....

Credible threats of violence have been directed at the College and members of the panel. These threats have been turned over to the police....

The fight against the vivisection industry made major news Monday, January 31. The Washington Post carried a story on the campaign against Huntingdon Life Sciences, while the UK papers carried news of a government crackdown -- legislation introduced that could give five year sentences to animal rights activists guilty of economic sabotage....

This Monty Python letter could cheer us in this murky world of denial and myopia. Pyromaniacs make poor firefighters. Wolves in sheeps' clothing make poor leaders. Enron lawyers (e.g. Alberto Gonzales) make poor Attorney Generals....