Recently Roger Pulvers wrote a piece criticizing JT saying that smoking does not cause cancer, followed by a rebuttal by JT claiming that it never said any such thing. Hideyuki Yamamoto of JT lled. In fact, the very same person quoted recently by Pulvers, a Toshimasa Kurita, said it in 2007, in this piece by Al Jazeera (Pulvers' article and the JT rebuttal afre … [Read more...] about Japan Tobacco Kills People and Lies: (JT 2007: We don’t believe smoking causes cancer. JT 2010: We never said that)
Social Justice/社会正義
UCSD DIVESTMENT VOTE: Join Jews, Muslims, Christians and others in support of justice in the Middle East
CALL TO ACTION:UCSD DIVESTMENT VOTE HAPPENING IN 2 DAYS! HERES WHAT YOU CAN DO! Share Yesterday at 1:45pm --SPREAD WIDELY-- Salaam/Peace Everyone, As you may or may not have heard, we here at UCSD have launched a divestment campaign and resolution to be voted on THIS Wednesday 4/28 on our campus. The opposition have already started in mass mobilizing emails, … [Read more...] about UCSD DIVESTMENT VOTE: Join Jews, Muslims, Christians and others in support of justice in the Middle East
Shame on Arizona
Shame on Arizona - Presente.orgpresente.orgArizona Governor Jan Brewer just signed a law that will authorize officers to pull over, question, and detain anyone they have a “reasonable suspicion” to believe is in this country without proper documentation. It’s legalized racial profiling, and it’s an affront on all of our civil rights. Read the petition and sign, Or visit … [Read more...] about Shame on Arizona
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)