Meeks calls off school boycott in Chicago

The Reverend Meeks, a powerful Illinois state senator, has called off the Chicago public schools boycott after being heavily criticized by politicians and the media."A controversial, four-day Chicago Public Schools boycott ended on Day Two -- after Gov. Blagojevich said any...

Olympic Buildings on the Move

BLDG BLOG reports that the stadium being built for the London Olympics may be disassembled and relocated to Chicago once the games are over. I like the idea of "plug and play" architecture -- where buildings might be reused rather than simply being destroyed - but then I...

Drug traces found in U.S. water supply

Very unnerving, particularly the fact that it's also in NYC"s drinking water." Trace amounts of pharmaceutical drugs are lurking in Louisville's drinking water, including one used to treat people with bipolar disorder and alcohol withdrawal, and another prescribed to...

Venezuela's Chavez lobbies South America

"Chavez met with Argentine President Nestor Kirchner after signaling Venezuela plans to acquire up to $1 billion in Argentine bonds in installments - the latest in a series of deals cementing ties between the allies. "This is an important deal, highly important for our...

Police Lobby for Social Programs

The Deming (NM) Headlight reports that a small group of local and nearby police officials recently phone-conferenced with Vice President Amy Dawson of a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) called "Fight Crime; Invest in Kids."  A Headlight reprter was also present. The...

Elvira Arellano: Go Home

Illegal immigrants have turned around the lives of many Americans, altering our communities for the worse, wasting our tax dollars and transforming our public schools. It's time to turn out of office those politicians who refuse to deport illegal immigrants.

Immigration Activist Seeks Sanctuary In Church

Claiming the ancient right of sanctuary inside a church, in the United States, is no protection from arrest (according to federal officials).

high-tech vote-fixing

I believe there is some truth, to some of the charges, of high-tech vote-fixing. As for the corporate media -- Stop saying "glitch" when you mean "crooked election".

The Israel Lobby & Israeli WMD

The Israel Lobby has been able to persuade Washington not to intervene in an Israeli expansionist agenda. There is also the issue of Israeli WMD.