The liberalism of the Philadelphia Inquirer has long been something of a laugh, as its leaders and editors have persistently strained their backs bending rearward to supply right-wing commentators and prove their own non-liberal credentials. They were always harsh on Clinton, calling for his resignation for his unsaintly behavior, but never calling for the resignation or impeachment of the rather more serious law violator George W. Bush. They gave their editorial approval to Supreme Court seats for John Roberts and Samuel Alito, while claiming an interest in court "balance." Their most regular columnist over the past 20 years has been the "enlightening" Charles Krauthammer. All in all their commentaries have been a combination of trivia and obfuscation.

A discussion of the great propensity of American bombers and drones to hit weddings and funeral ceremonies in Afghanistan and Pakistan continually over a period of eight years.

Right of GIs to refuse to fight in illegal wars

The School of the Americas graduate-led military overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Zelaya is in its fifth day and the resistance by the Honduran social movements continues to stand strong despite the increasing repression.

Informative article on the march of Ingenio San Antonio and Compañía Licorera workers and main union leaders to reject discrediting campaign against Grupo Pellas and Flor de Cana Boycott initiated by ANAIRC and UITA.

The access is to broadband Internet and the speaker is Vice President Biden, who unveiled the rules for $7.2B in stimulus funds for broadband in Erie County, PA. The announcement was made in a rural part of the county, but the county is also home to the fourth-largest city in the state (and to my family - hello!).

Video of Biden shows him speaking about broadband access in the context of jobs and basic utilities like electricity, for people across the state.

Of the total, $2.5B of the funds are slotted for rural development, but that leaves the balance, $4.7B, available to "underserved" areas, including cities like Philly. Last week a variety of stakeholders met to discuss Philly's priorities in applying for those stimulus funds. The Notebook joined several organizing groups, other nonprofits, businesses, and numerous city workers and officials to outline our thoughts about the possibilities for this funding.

How imperial America is funded

This August 6 – Sunday, August 9, we converge upon Philadelphia, the disgusting home to the bombing of the MOVE Organization, the framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the capture of Russell Shoatz, the framing of the MOVE 9, and the murder of Erica Keels.

For more details and updates on the conference please visit http://www.illvox.org or email APOC-Philly [at] riseup [dot] net

The Transnational Cultural Remittances (TCR) program is a competitive grant program available to individuals, collectives and community-based organizations in the United States, Mexico and Central America that are engaged in the practical exchange of culture through transnational community connections developed and maintained by border crossers.

[Photo description] Nicole Sadighi, an Iranian living in London, England, holds her dog Mishka as she rallies beneath a large pre-revolution Iranian flag during a protest against the election results in Iran.

"So if the CIA was manipulating the demonstrators, it was doing a piss poor job."