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Bill proposes end to ban on travel, exports to Cuba
Lawmakers who want to put an end to embargo tout HR 4645 as pro-democracy, anti-Castro legislation
By Jerry Hagstrom
For the Capital Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A bill that would end the…
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Helen Thomas (voluntarily) walks the plank
By Bill Press
In the end, Helen Thomas got the last laugh. Before anybody could throw her out of the White House Briefing Room, she denied her critics the pleasure by walking out on…
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Israel again gives Jews a bad name
By Saul Landau
Three Jews in Tel Aviv talked for hours. One leaves. Another says to the remaining Jew: “God, that man was stupid. He must be a general.”
After Israeli commandos…
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Tough blow to Cuban exile hard-liners
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
A June 9th letter addressed to the U.S. Congress by 74 members of Cuban civil society, dissident, and human rights groups has struck one of the…
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The new right history
By Saul Landau
The Texas State Board of Education approved a new social studies curriculum to reflect American History as it should have happened. Board member Cynthia Dunbar (R)…
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Murder on the high seas
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
The deadly Israeli commando attack on an international flotilla of unarmed vessels sailing in international waters and carrying humanitarian aid to…
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It’s always a bad year to get out of Afghanistan
By Robert Greenwald
From MichaelMoore.com
On Monday, June 7, 2010, the Afghanistan War will complete its 104th month, replacing Vietnam as the longest war in U.S. history.
That's an…
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An act of piracy on the high seas
By Bill Press
Forget what country did it. Consider, first, the facts: Armed commandos attack an unarmed ship in international waters, open fire and kill nine civilians, including one…
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Posada Carriles trial set for 1-11-2011
By Adriana M. Chavez
From El Paso Times
EL PASO - The trial of Luis Posada Carriles, the anti-Cuban militant alleged to have masterminded a string of 1997 bombings that targeted Cuban…
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Back to the Days of Segregated Lunch Counters
By Bill Press
Think of two people who once dominated the headlines, but have suddenly disappeared from sight. They've both been hidden away.
Osama bin Laden's probably living in a…
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