We Should Not Take A Memorial Day

The News Today That Bush Has Vowed To Veto Any Legislation That Reviews The Security Implications Of The Dubai Port World's Potential Management Of Our Ports Is Ludicrous And The Entire Democratic Party Is Calling Him To Task For It.

Some Of The Ideas That Come From The Fringe Of The Far Right Are Just So Implausible That It Is Hard To Take Those Ideas Seriously.

There Is No Better Illustration Of That Crisis Than The Fact That The President Is Openly Violating Our Nation's Laws By Authorizing The Nsa To Engage In Warrantless Surveillance Of U.s. Citizens.

Back In 1792, Dr. Benjamin Banneker, The Famed African-american Inventor And Scientist In Washington, Proposed A Department Of Peace For The New Nation To His Friends George Washington And Thomas Jefferson. His Prophetic Suggestion Was Not Implemented; But Now, More Than 200 Years Later, The Need For A Peace Department Is Too Compelling To Ignore.

When It Comes To Civilian Deaths, Violent Hostilities Play No Favorites.