Tuesday 13 April 2010 by: Tom Engelhardt | TomDispatch.com (Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: giopuo, Eddi 07) The Greeks had it right. When you live on Mount Olympus, your view of humanity is qualitatively different. The Greek gods, after all, lied to, stole from, lusted for, and punished humanity without mercy, while taking the … [Read more...] about Gods and Monsters: Fighting American Wars From on High
Marines Go Home: Anti-Base Activism in Okinawa, Japan and Korea
by Kageyama Asako Compiled, edited and translated by Philip Seaton1 The US military’s Kooni Firing Range in the South Korean village of Maehyang-ri was closed in 2005, following a concerted effort by anti-base activists. Maehyang-ri was one of three anti-base struggles featured in the documentary film Marines Go Home: Henoko, Maehyang-ri, Yausubetsu (official website here, … [Read more...] about Marines Go Home: Anti-Base Activism in Okinawa, Japan and Korea
Police Harassment of African American in Tokyo
投稿者: E. WestThis has been submitted by a reader. All reader articles represent the views of the writer, and not necessarily tokyoprogressive. I've been the victim of police harassment for over ten years. I'm continuously being stopped while riding my bike for ID checks. I'm living in Tokyo's Setagaya area and the police that work from the Himonya police … [Read more...] about Police Harassment of African American in Tokyo
Diary of a Wimpy Health Care Bill (California Nurses Association)
by Rose Ann DeMoro Executive Director, National Nurses United, AFL-CIO and California Nurses AssociationPassage of President Obama's healthcare bill proves that Congress can enact comprehensive social legislation in the face of virulent rightwing opposition. Now that we have an insurance bill, can we move on to healthcare reform? As an organization of registered … [Read more...] about Diary of a Wimpy Health Care Bill (California Nurses Association)
Pro-single-payer doctors: Health bill leaves 23 million uninsured-23,000 unnecessary deaths annually
For Immediate Release March 22, 2010 Contact:Oliver Fein, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.David Himmelstein, M.D.Margaret Flowers, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org The following statement was released today by leaders of Physicians for a National Health Program, www.pnhp.org. Their signatures appear below. As … [Read more...] about Pro-single-payer doctors: Health bill leaves 23 million uninsured-23,000 unnecessary deaths annually