Perhaps productive leisure, not work, is the key to creativity and menaingful life. Reducing spending makes one financially secure. Changing our perspec-tives is vital. Ernie Zelinski challenges the lies and legends that darken our world.

News Junkie Scott's Blog (10/22/06)

While the Israel-First crowd isn't the only group that has called for attacking Iran, they are the primary ones doing so today. The more pragmatic imperialist camp - though certainly wanting to see Iran internationally isolated & advocating for "regime change" - have pretty much dropped the rhetoric about direct military assault since it as become clear that we really don't have the means to make such an attack serve U.S. interests. Only the Israel-First crowd -spearheaded by Israelis (like Olmert & Netanyahu), but strongly backed by their allies here - are still blatantly threatening military action. This has become especially true since entering election season - a new war is NOT a good sell. www.whyattackiran.com/

A FRANK LOOK AT ISRAELI DEMOCRACY

...Disenfranchised Remain Unchanged~Interview with Ryan King, policy analyst with the Sentencing Project, produced by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus

New Programs offer Government Grants and Telecommute Jobs

The Department of Interior and Local Government’s “preventive suspension” of Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and his entire city council based on flimsy administrative charges marks the height of the Arroyo government’s “mad dog” campaign to cripple the political opposition by all means.

Justice Platana

Baloch and Sindhi Groups meet US Senators

Shell Oil is trying to steal local peoples.

Shell dumping Toxic Waste in ocean. Other unsafe and dangerous practices.

Stop the Butchers from stealing our land.