Back in 2006, a number of people died and more than 100,000 were made ill as a result of illegal toxic dumping by the Dutch company Trafigura. Yesterday two men were jailed for the crime. Company executives are still in their offices making money...

The McCain campaign which just loves to talk about Bill Ayers (self disclosure: I've met Bill and back in the 80s even stayed at his and Bernardine's apartment). However, they won't talk about McCain's association with G. Gordon Liddy-but then would you??

RightChange.com will air "ads on national cable television criticizing Obama's tax policies and praising McCain's efforts to increase regulation over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A senior economist at the non-partisan Tax Foundation says they are untrue.

McCain and Obama both agree on sending more troops to Afghanistan. However, both need to look a little closer at the mess there as represented by today's sentence of 20 years to a student who downloaded information on women's rights. TIME FOR A CHANGE!

We've been hearing from the Christian Right's favorite candidate Sara Palin that we've won in Iraq. That may be good fodder for these so-called American Christians, but they might have to go a ways to convince their brethin in Iraq itself.

The northern Israel city of Acre or Akko was calm last night after four nights of riots. What some call riots, others call a pogrom against Palestinians. Welcome to a little Bosnia in the making.

Police shut the public entrance to Parliament, closing and barring the doors at St Stephen's Gate, after environmental demonstrators and anti-aviation demonstrators attempted to gain entrance.

They're scared to death as well they should be. They, being the big capitalist, are at a loss as to what to do about the crisis of capitalism. We'll pay the price no matter what happens...unless...

Hundreds of Icelanders vented their fury Friday at central bank chief David Oddsson, the man blamed for the country's financial collapse, as the government appeared unable to ward off national bankruptcy...as a cold war erupts with Britain...

Three Makah grandmothers (pictured here) have made the 330 miles journey from their home to Portland, Oregon today. They walked and drove the distance to protest what they say is a continual violation of Native American treaty rights.