April 5, 2007 TomPaine.com, and a shorter op-ed version was published in: Topeka Capital Journal, KS; Hereford Brand, TX; Northwest Arkansas Times, AK; Asheville Citizen-Times, NC; Portland Observer, OR; Newberg Graphic, OR; Morris Sun Tribune, MN; Daily Globe, MN. Distributed by Minuteman Media. Forty years ago this week, on April 4, 1967, and a year … Continue reading King’s Prophetic Call for Peace
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The First 9/11 Starred Gandhi
September 10, 2006 Peoria Journal Star, IL; Topeka Capital Journal, KS; Northwest Arkansas Times, AK, Daily Globe, MN, Progressive Populist, IA. Common Dreams. Distributed by Minuteman Media. While most Americans associate September 11th with violence, in one of history's great coincidences, that date also marks the centennial of one of the most significant steps in … Continue reading The First 9/11 Starred Gandhi
A Conversation With Dan Wakefield
April 10, 2006 The Nation, Yahoo! News In his new book, The Hijacking of Jesus, longtime journalist and author Dan Wakefield turns his sharp analytic eye on the religious right. Through careful research and interviews with religious leaders across the country, Wakefield has developed a unique understanding of the rise of this new political juggernaut … Continue reading A Conversation With Dan Wakefield
Islam Karimov: Uzbeki Dictator, U.S. Ally
Winter 2005 Nonviolent Activist, World War 4 Report "He may be a son of a bitch," a U.S. president is said to have commented about one brutal dictator or another, "but he's our son of a bitch." The fact that on the worldwide web the line is attributed to no fewer than five presidents, from … Continue reading Islam Karimov: Uzbeki Dictator, U.S. Ally
Terrorism Begins At Home
May 12, 2004 Topeka Capital-Journal, KS; Garden City Telegram, KS; Chanute Tribune, KS. Distributed by Minuteman Media. At the 9/11 Commission there was a great deal of finger pointing over who is at fault for the worst acts of terrorism on American soil in history. Richard Clarke, former White House counter-terrorism chief, took center stage … Continue reading Terrorism Begins At Home
Bolivia: An Early Goodbye for President Mesa?
February 13, 2004 Center for International Policy In November 2002, Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, a pro-business, pro-U.S. figure known by his nickname “Goni,” paid a visit to the White House. The two presidents discussed Bolivia’s U.S.-supported program of military and police-led eradication of coca, the plant used to make cocaine. Goni was worried … Continue reading Bolivia: An Early Goodbye for President Mesa?
