Address to the Graduating High School Classes of 2006, May 21, 2006

Editorial Archives

Uri Avnery - Israel - Updated June 5th

Sam Bahour - Palestine - Updated June 5th

Doris Colmes - Unique Perspective - Updated May 21st

Jack Dalton - Current Issues - Please read the note from Jack Dalton! - June 5th

Chris Floyd - Sharp, detailed criticism - Updated June 5th

Genevieve Cora Fraser - Updated May 21st

Dahr Jamail - Iraq - Updated June 5th

Remi Kanazi - Emphasis on Israeli-Palestine Situation- Updated June 5th

Joey B. King - March 9th

Jason Miller - Unique Perspective - Updated June 5th

William Rivers Pitt - Current Issues - Updated June 5th

Bill Quigley - Updated May 7th

RAWA - The Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan - Updated June 5th

Sheila Samples - Current Issues - Updated June 5th

Virginia Tilley - Occasional Articles on the Middle East - Updated May 21st

The Man From Haditha
by Robert Dreyfuss, TomPaine.com, June 1, 2006

The Mouse on Steroids
by William Fisher, Truthout.org, May 30, 2006

What People Believe
by Charley Reese, Information Clearing House, May 28, 2006

The Hardest Word
by Scott Ritter, The Guardian UK, May 28, 2006

Olmert should have stayed Home
by Mike Whitney, Information Clearing House, May 27, 2006

Wrong Way Bush
by Larry Johnson, Truthout.org, May 26, 2006

Secular Iraqis Unimpressed by New Government
by Aaron Glantz, OneWorld.net, May 26, 2006

Iran Proposal to U.S. Offered Peace with Israel
by Gareth Porter, IPS, May 25, 2006

Sportswear Makers "Failing to Improve Working Conditions"
by Maxine Frith, The Independent UK, May 24, 2006

FEMA's Flying Tuna Cans
by Chad Heeter, TomDispatch.com, May 21, 2006

I would appreciate your passing on this issue’s editorial to family and friends who have children graduating from high school. As far as I can tell, it is the only article on the web dealing with helping high school graduates become informed voters.

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Additional Readings

Iraq is Disintegrating
by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, May 21, 2006

Armed Groups Propel Iraq Toward Chaos
by Dexter Filkins, The New York Times, May 24, 2006

Has Poverty in Venezuela Fallen or Risen Under President Hugo Chavez? by Mark Weisbrot, Truthout.org, May 25, 2006

Lay Convicted, Bush Walks
by Greg Palast, Truthout.org, May 25, 2006

Policy Changes Threaten to Re-Displace Katrina Survivors
by Michelle Chen, The New Standard, May 26, 2006

Spinning Out of Control
by Marc W. Herold, Cursor.org, May 30, 2006