Editorial

America vs. the corporations: Can we save democracy?

In a recent speech, former speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich essentially called for the elimination of free speech to give the government a freer hand to "fight terrorism." While his comment prompted outrage from many, no one should be surprised. Gingrich's proposal would be just one more step along the path to outright fascism in America. We are already dangerously far along that path, and the economic downturn that is now under way in our country means we will see the push toward fascism accelerate.

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Cover Story

The American people take a stand for peace

The American people demanded an end to the Iraq war and government corruption in the January 2006 midterm election. The Democrats now have control of the Congress. The question before us now is : how do we insure our demands are answered?

Our starting point is to look at the cause of the problem. That is, that capitalism is a system that profits from war. There's no money in human need. At the heart of the economy is the military industrial complex. The military industrial complex is the feeder industry that stabilizes the economy and keeps the corporations expanding.

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