Stories by Brendan Smith
MLK, Jr. died fighting to make green-collar jobs good jobs. Now, others at Green For All have taken on his work.
Posted on Apr 3, 2008
The concept of "green collar jobs" is starting bring organized labor on board for environmental change.
Posted on Mar 13, 2008
The devastating realities of climate change, and the scientific consensus around its cause and cure, are shifting the global political climate.
Posted on Nov 29, 2007
With little reason to have hope in Congress, peace activists are calling on the military to restrain Bush.
Posted on Oct 10, 2007
As in the historical Dred Scott and Amistad cases, the Supreme Court must once again rule on whether the executive branch of the government can seize, imprison, and abuse people without allowing an appeal to the court.
Posted on Mar 20, 2007
Bush was greeted by protesters filling the streets of Guatemala City this week to denounce a heartless immigration raid in Massachusetss which jailed hundreds of workers, and separated many from their children without warning.
Posted on Mar 15, 2007
The new Democratic Congress will likely subpoena documents that the White House may refuse to hand over -- if that happens, we may witness a struggle that puts our democratic republic on the brink.
Posted on Jan 7, 2007
First Lt. Ehren Watada has refused orders to go to Iraq. He says the war and the occupation violate the Constitution, international law and Army regulations.
Posted on Jun 30, 2006
Ordinary citizens must step up and challenge Congress to stop Bush's policies on torture, unlawful imprisonment and domestic spying.
Posted on Mar 2, 2006
Members of Congress -- on both sides of the aisle -- working to limit Bush's exercise of executive power are gaining momentum.
Posted on Feb 13, 2006
Rumsfeld and Cheney are staring down the possibility they could be held accountable for crimes at Abu Ghraib, Falluja and Guantanamo.
Posted on Jan 14, 2006
The McCain Ammendment to ban torture may end up protecting torturers instead.
Posted on Dec 7, 2005
The prosecutor needs to examine the underlying reasons for the leak -- specifically, what crimes were committed in leading us into war on Iraq.
Posted on Oct 31, 2005
As local Republicans head to New York, New Mexico's electoral votes remain up for grabs.
Posted on Aug 26, 2004
A jesuit priest who quit his archdiocese is busy raising hell leading rallies against Los Alamos.
Posted on Aug 9, 2004
Street protests like Seattle may get all the attention, but the true power of the anti-globalization movement lies in sustained grassroots campaigns.
Posted on Dec 14, 2000
