The Return of Back-Alley Abortions
Written by Michelle Goldman for The Daily Beast In states across the country, women are being arrested for the crime of ending their own pregnancies---though they have a constitutional right…
Neocons Spin Two “Lost” Wars
Written by Robert Parry American neocons still insist that they achieved "victory at last" in the Iraq War and can "win" in Afghanistan, although both bloody conflicts are now grinding…
The Small Group of Thoughtful, Committed Citizens Has Been Drugged
Written by David Swanson Posted by YOS for LTS readers. Movements for justice have historically been driven by a small percentage of any population. One percent of Americans nonviolently occupying…
The Meaning of Dr. Kevorkian: The Crank Who Made Us Rethink How Lives Should End
Written by Jack Lessenberry Posted by YOS for LTS readers. Very few people knew this, but a wealthy woman from California fell in love with Jack Kevorkian soon after he…
Howard Dean: Palin Could Beat Obama
Written by Alexander Bolton, The Hill and Reader Support Service Posted by YOS for LTS readers. Howard Dean, the former Democratic National Committee chairman who helped Democrats capture the White…