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It was claimed early in 2005 that the United States was considering resort to what has been called the "Salvadoran Option" in Iraq, in which, as had been done in El Salvador in the 1980s, U.S.

Capitalism and democracy go together like … like what? Peanut butter and jelly? Or a fish and a bicycle? By John Feffer

Too bad the newly emboldened (one would think) Democratic leadership in Congress has taken de-funding Bush's war (not to mentioning impeaching Bush for the deceptions that led to that war and the criminal nature of the war's conduct) off the table in advance of the new legislative session.

The U.S. administration continues to tout Iraq as a shining example of democracy in the Middle East, but press freedom in Iraq has plummeted since the beginning of the occupation. By Dahr Jamail and Ali al-Fadhily

Recent Elections in Latin America. By Sujatha Fernandes

US President George W Bush's new war strategy due to be officially announced on Wednesday, which will likely meet an uphill battle at the now Democrat-controlled Congress, is a slap in the face of the majority of American voters, and indeed the democratic process. By Ramzy Baroud

In the end, there was no closure, just another unnecessary act of violence. By the time a noose was placed around his neck and the plank he stood upon wrenched away with undue haste, Saddam Hussein had long since ceased to matter much as far as Iraq's future was concerned. By Mahir Ali

Politically, the V-Ps, like many others, saw Attac as a successful "melting pot" of people coming from a great many left political traditions in France still able to work together and to play the role of catalyst in a broad and growing social movement. By Susan George

President George W. Bush's disregard for the wishes of both Americans and Iraqis and insistence on continuing – and perhaps ramping up – the US occupation there is well-known. By Bob Naiman and Patrick McElwee

This essay is the first chapter of Howard Zinn's new book, " A Power Governments Cannot Suppress," published by City Lights Books www.citylights.com. By Howard Zinn

A call to attention concerning the decision of October 10

Without pause the bulldozers and army headed off to the site of the fourth demolition, in the nearby village of Hajja. This family had fire. They wanted to resist. They were stood at the top of the hill, angry and shouting at the Israeli army. By Jane Smith

Canada and Venezuela are pursuing very different oil policies. In the war of the wells, whose investment will bring the biggest return? By Jonah Gindin

"Iraq got the foreign investment rules long sought by U.S. corporations," Antonia Juhasz, a visiting scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, and author of 'The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time' told IPS earlier. By Dahr Jamail and Ali al-Fadhily

Interview by Stephen R. Shalom

Currently, the majority of the world's captured methane is flared, as this is less harmful to the atmosphere than simply releasing it. By Cameron Hunt

Turkey's bid to join the European Union could suffer by its refusal to admit the genocide of its Armenian Christian population nearly a century ago. By Sherwood Ross

One of the most devastating consequences of unearned privilege -- both for those of us on top and, for very different reasons, those who suffer beneath -- is the death of empathy. By Robert Jensen

Today more than a billion people do not get clean water to drink and around 2.6 billion in developing countries lack access to sanitation. Unclean water has turned out as the second biggest killer of children. On an average, all over the world 5000 children die daily of diarrhoea. By Girish Mishra

As the dominant corporate media in the US made sure everyone in the country would know just ahead of the mid-term congressional elections here, Saddam Hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity on November 5 for his involvement in the killing of 148 Shia men in al-Dujail village after a failed

November 1 Action, November 20 National Strike. By EZLN

Once touted as a success in the "War on Terror," Afghanistan has now deteriorated into increasing violence with the return of warlords, a flourishing drug trade, and ongoing women's oppression. By Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls

Politicians, the general public, news media, administrators, corporations, and students. In my academic career, I have been criticized from all of those quarters.

When Anna Politkovskaya fell, there was a kind of hush even in the camp of her enemies - and there was no shortage of those.

The message delivered to Condoleezza Rice this week by Israeli officials is that the humanitarian and economic disaster befalling Gaza has a single, reversible cause: the capture by Palestinian fighters of an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, in late June from a perimeter artillery position that had be

In the bling bling world of the National Basketball Association (NBA), leather is on its way out. Not the shoes, boots, sneakers, pants, or ubiquitous motorcycle jacket...I'm talking about the ball itself. By Mickey Z.

It is no secret that the Palestinian people have always struggled with the problem of impotent, self-seeking leaderships, who have historically invested far greater time fending for their own status and position at the helm — however worthless — than representing the legitimate rights and aspiration

The legislation pushed by the Bush administration on detainees and war crimes that has inspired outrage is moving rapidly forward in Congress. Py Patrick McElwee

An expert in international law and an old friend of the Palestinian people wrote me with utter distress a few days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh were reported to have reached an agreement Sept. 11 to form a national unity government. By Ramzy Baroud

There's an interesting courtroom battle shaping up out in California. The state is attempting to institute new emissions standards for greenhouse gases. Such regulations could reduce exhaust emissions by 25% in cars and light trucks and 18% in SUVs. By Mickey Z