February

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Grim milestone in Afghanistan

SAN FRANCISCO - The week beginning Feb. 22 featured commemorations and protests as our nation hit the 1,000 mark in American military deaths from the war and occupation in Afghanistan.

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Why commemorate the Chicano Moratorium in February?

People familiar with the term "Chicano Moratorium," identify it with the date of August 29, 1970, when some 30,000 Chicanos and progressives marched through East Los Angeles against the Vietnam War.

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Chicago mayor calls for end to Afghanistan and Iraq wars

Mayor Richard M. Daley blasted US funding for military occupation in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Banning nukes is easier than you think

Recent years have seen leaders lining up to make resounding speeches calling for a nuclear-free world - but when it comes to action, so far they seem to be running in the opposite direction.

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U.S. should close Futenma base

The Japanese people have spoken. They want Futenma closed. And the U.S. people should support them.

Afghanistan: Is it all about terrorism?

No region of the world has more strategic value to U.S. transnational corporations and the military industrial complex than the arc stretching from the Middle East to Central and South Asia.

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Catholic priest says sexism is sin, women should be ordained

Father Bourgeois continues his fight for justice, and speaks out for the ordination of women.