~Cautious Election Campaign~Interview with John Nichols, Washington correspondent, The Nation magazine, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris

~Cuba~Interview with Wayne Smith, senior fellow with the Center for International Policy, conducted by Between the Lines' Denise Manzari

Everywhere you look, you see school budgets cut, libraries closed and social programs gutted -- yet funding for nuclear weapons continues to rise. In the City of Livermore, two schools will close while money for nuclear weapons increases at the nearby Livermore Laboratory.

The Livermore nuclear weapons lab has long been the appropriate site for creative, nonviolent resistance to nuclear weapons. It is fitting that we will gather there on Sunday, August 8, to mark the 59th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On that day, Tri-Valley CAREs and allied groups will host a major rally and march to say: "Books not Bombs."

Stopping the programs at Livermore that enable the creation of new and modified nuclear weapons is essential to achieving global nonproliferation and disarmament. Our August action is part of an international series of events. Join us and tens of thousands around the world to say "NO" to
nuclear weapons and U.S. nuclear policy. Say "YES" to changing our priorities.

Weapons Inspection at Lockheed Martin in Bonny Doon on August 6

[ California Peace Action: "Books Not Bombs" I Fiat Pax I Tri-Valley CAREs I Western States Legal Foundation ]

La represión se extiende por el mundo al mismo tiempo que lo hace el capitalismo multinacional. Sus principales víctimas son quienes se oponen a este sistema de opresión y miseria, entre ell@s, l@s anarquistas.

Sam Farr says:
"I have an open record, and I'm very proud to stand by it."

This is a statement from Kerry on the Situation in the Darfur Region of Sudan and the Lessons of Rwanda from a press release at his website. Note that unlike Secretary of State Colin Powell, UN Secretary General Koffi Annan, or Pres. George W. Bush that Kerry is not afraid to use the "G" word.

You can criticize Israel all day and night, since Israel allows for dissent, but it's a different story at the Palestinian Authority. Corruption is rampant in the PA with Arafat having pocketed over a billion dollars of aid money meant for the Palestinian people. The PA gets $125 million a month in aid, but only a third of it gets to the Palestinian people. Arafat was elected 8 years ago to a five-year term.

Yet many indy readers think the Jewish State of Israel should be dismantled and replaced with a secular democracy like the PA.

Let's look at this example of the kind of rule we could expect if Israel's critics get their way.

some friends and I went to the drive in and saw kiki's delivery service. kiki kicked butt.

~But Makes Some Valuable Recommendations~Interview with David Potorti, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris