Nightmare Mortgages (Mara Der Hovanesian)

Mara Der Hovanesian -- Business Week Sept. 1, 2006 -- For cash-strapped homeowners, it was a pitch they couldn't refuse: Refinance your mortgage at a bargain rate and cut your payments in half. New h ...

Welcome to world peace (Charles Kurzman & Neil Englehardt)

By Charles Kurzman and Neil Englehart -- Christian Science Monitor CHAPEL HILL, N.C. AND BOWLING GREEN, OHIO -- Aug. 30, 2006 -- World peace was not supposed to look like this. It was supposed to be ...

A Democratic Dictatorship (Jacob G. Hornberger)

by Jacob G. Hornberger -- LewRockwell.com Aug. 31, 2006 -- Amidst all the discussion and debate about whether President Bush has violated the law by ordering the National Security Agency to record te ...

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Dead (News.com.au)

News.com.au Sept. 3, 2006 -- The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is dead. He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, Australia, police sources said Sunday. It is understood he was killed by a stingr ...

Today's Pig Is Tomorrow's Bacon (A Labor Day Recipe) (Greg Palast)

Greg Palast -- World News Trust Sept. 3, 2006 -- Some years from now, in an economic refugee relocation "Enterprise Zone," your kids will ask you, "What did you do in the Class War, Daddy?" The trick ...

No Innocent Bystanders In America (Mickey Z.)

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 3, 2006 -- The next time you're feeling "free," see how far you can walk without being legally compelled to stop... to let cars drive past. The light turns red and ...

War is not a solution for terrorism (Howard Zinn)

Howard Zinn -- Boston Globe Sept. 3, 2006 -- There is something important to be learned from the recent experience of the United States and Israel in the Middle East: that massive military attacks, i ...

Fears of 'extreme' TB strain (Robin McKie)

New drug-resistant infection is 'nightmare' say health experts Robin McKie, science editor -- The Observer Sept 2, 2006 -- Health experts are to hold an emergency meeting in Johannesburg this week, f ...

Oil Price Manipulation? (Dale Allen Pfeiffer)

Dale Allen Pfeiffer -- The Mountain Sentinel Sept. 3, 2006 -- In all of our energy updates since the first issue of The Mountain Sentinel was launched, we have stated that there is no good reason for ...

Words Of Defiance From Those In The Trenches (Kathlyn Stone)

Recent quotes from those doing some very heavy lifting for peace and justice Submitted by Kathlyn Stone -- World News Trust *** "No where in the Constitution does it say anywhere that our young peopl ...

Released Documents Expose Subservient Congress (Sibel Edmonds)

"National Security" Converts the United States into a Monarchy Sibel Edmonds -- National Security Whistleblowers Coalition Sept. 3, 2006 -- The National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC) has ...