by Arudou DebitoThe Japan Civil Liberties Union (jclu@jclu.org, https://www.jclu.org), a group of lawyers and legal experts (who have been of fundamental help in defining Japan's hazy Freedom of Information Act and pursuing the Otaru Onsens Case), released yesterday a proposal for a law eliminating racial discrimination in Japan.This is not before time. Japan is the only … [Read more...] about – JCLU Proposes Anti-Discrimination Law
-Democracy is the Free World’s Whore
by Arundhati Royby Arundhati Roy Presented in New York City at The Riverside Church May 13, 2003 Sponsored by the Center for Economic and Social Rightshttps://www.cesr.org/ In these times, when we have to race to keep abreast of the speed at which our freedoms are being snatched from us, and when few can afford the luxury of retreating from the streets for a … [Read more...] about -Democracy is the Free World’s Whore
-NY Times: Big and Small Lies
By Edward Herman (Z Sustainer Forums). To subscribe and help support Znet, go here: https://www.zmag.org/Commentaries/donorform.htm ZNet Commentary Little Versus Big Lies (and Structures Of Lies) May 20, 2003 By Edward HermanOne of Tom Lehrer’s finest songs was a parody in the style of Richard Dyer-Bennet’s often lugubrious ancient Irish ballads, in which a … [Read more...] about -NY Times: Big and Small Lies
-Backlashes and Bare Asses: Anti-War Dixie Chicks Take Off All Their Clothes
by Cynthia Peters (ZNet), (cyn.peters@verizon.net) who works for SEIU Local 285, and is an activist and writer.Please support the Sustainer program at https://www.zmag.org/Commentaries/donorform.htmWhat do you do if you are a trio of female country singers, who have spoken out against the war, and suffered some backlash as a result?You pose nude on the cover of … [Read more...] about -Backlashes and Bare Asses: Anti-War Dixie Chicks Take Off All Their Clothes
-Monsanto’s “Roundup Ready” Contaminating Danmark’s Water
Norfolk Genetic Information Network's GM Watch https://www.ngin.org.uk(See the above for many more links such as FAQs: intro on GM- what is genetic engineering, GM food guide,MONSANTO's WEB OF DECEIT and more)Danish drinking water resources are under attack from glyphosate - the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide - "against all expectations sieving down … [Read more...] about -Monsanto’s “Roundup Ready” Contaminating Danmark’s Water