“Price Gouging” and Oil Prices

Politicians are talking of “price gouging” and oil. They say Americans are being charged too much for oil (as evidenced by the price for a gallon of gas hitting $2 in parts of the country). What exactly is “price gouging?” No objective...

Why I Hope the UN Votes NO On War

The best thing that could happen would be for the U.N. to reject the American/British resolution for declaring war on Iraq — provided that the U.S. follows through with war and successfully destroys Saddam Hussein and everyone associated with his regime. The...

Researching Stocks: The Shaw Group (Updated)

A friend whose judgment you trust tells you about an interesting stock. Or you read a newspaper article about an intriguing business, or run across one at work or at the mall. Or your dentist tells you that there’s this company that makes a terrific new drill....

Terrorist Professors in the United States

“It was quiet in [Cooper Hall] 464 Thursday night,” noted the student newspaper, “where [Sameeh] Hammoudeh’s 6 p.m. Arabic IV class was scheduled to meet. Two students who hadn’t heard of his arrest came to class, and a substitute was...

Iran, Not So Far Away

President Bush issued an executive order declaring a national emergency with respect to Iran — exactly two years ago on Thursday, [March 13]. Bush declared: “The actions and policies of the [theocratic] Government of Iran … threaten the national...

Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal–Execute Him

Writing from death row, ex-Black Panther minister of information Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted murderer of 25-year-old Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, states that America’s impending war in Iraq is simply a case of white capitalists killing for oil:...