Once More On the Fourth

"Radgeek once again extols an anarchist version of what American Independence means,"

Fourth of July... or Fourth of the Lie?

"On this day in 1776, we became free from religious and political restraints. On this day in 1776, we placed those restraints on others; we began one of the most successful genocides in history. On this day in 1776 we became more of an aristocracy than a democracy; A...

How to Love Your Country - This Fourth of July it's right ... (John Kerry/The...

"How to Love Your Country  —  This Fourth of July it's right to spend some time thinking about what it means not just to be an American, but to be a patriot — because the concept of patriotism itself is under assault in ways that remind me of a different...

Aren't we supposed to be celebrating "freedom" today?

"" 'How is it,' asked Samuel Johnson, 'that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?' The British author was only one of many Europeans who thought it strange that a nation run by slave owners should be so noisily demanding its own freedom.""

Lil' Kim released from federal prison

"AP - Lil' Kim celebrated Independence Day one day early with her release from a federal detention center Monday morning after nearly 10 months behind bars."

How bout that voting rights act hummm?

"The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave and abolitionist, was asked to give a Fourth of July speech while slavery still existed. His fiery talk is what this section is about: People within America recognizing that the American promises...

Background on Tanzania

"Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led...

`Victory' for Montenegro

"Balkan state votes for independence, unofficial tally shows Opponents of break with Serbia refuse to concede defeat"

Montenegro By A Nose

"An unofficial count of all ballots by a referendum monitoring group gave Yes forces 55.5 per cent of the vote — slightly above the 55 per cent minimum set by the European Union for the sovereignty vote to be recognized. I would say winning by .5 is a Pyrrhic victory"

China warns Taiwan against `creeping independence' (Knight Ridder)

Knight Ridder - BEIJING - In measured but resolute terms, China's leader warned Taiwan on Friday against pursuing "creeping independence" and said Beijing would thwart any step by the independently ruled island toward declaring sovereignty.