In November, 2004 the UN Commission on Disarament, essentially the General Assembly, voted 147 to 1 to endorse a treaty to ban the production of fissionable materials. Do I need to tell you who that one country was that voted against the ban? It's the same one that is now considering whether to be represented there by John Bolton. On Tuesday, March 22 Noam Chomsky lectured on the subject at the University of Edinburgh...
On April 7th members of the Foreign Relations Committee will vote on the appointment of John Bolton to be US Ambassador to the UN. As you probably know, Bolton has been one of the most strident opponents of U.S. multilateralism and diplomacy. He has made repeated comments that indicate that he doesn't even believe in the UN!
For excellent background on Bolton's appointment, go to www.stopbolton.org
Democratic members of the Foreign Relations Committee include:
Biden of Delaware (202) 224-5042
Dodd of Connecticut (202) 224-2823
Kerry of Massachusetts (202) 224-2742
Feingold of Wisconsin (202) 224-5323
Boxer of California (202) 224-3553
Nelson of Florida (202) 224-5274
Obama of Illinois (202) 224-2854
We need to encourage all of them to oppose this nomination.
On March 7th, President Bush nominated John Bolton, who’s dedicated his life to undermining the United Nations, to be our UN Ambassador. John Bolton is a disastrous choice. Right now, the U.S. needs to work through the UN more than ever to make the world a safer place for Americans.
Bolton, however, has made a career out of belittling and dismissing the UN, suggesting at one point that “if the UN secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn’t make a bit of difference.” He advocates a go-it-alone foreign policy that alienates our allies and strengthens our enemies. He has a history of rash behavior. And he has consistently put his own priorities over those of his country by refusing to obey orders.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Fair Trade vs Free Trade...
Sweatshop sportswear at UW Madison
Fed up with what they called a series of insults from the UW-Madison chancellor's office, four members of the UW Labor Licensing Committee tendered their resignations Monday. University officials, however, are calling the dispute a "disagreement over policy options."
At odds are the University's reaction to a proposal from the advisory committee that would have required the university to track when companies make moves to abandon any facilities in which workers are organizing and move their production somewhere else.
"It has become clear at this point that Chancellor Wiley is not listening to students or faculty and this committee is a total sham," said former committee member and UW-Madison sophomore Joel Feingold. "[The committee is] a front for the university to make it look good, to make it look like it cares about sweatshop issues where, as far as we can tell ... [Wiley] doesn't care."
The proposal would allow the University to track whether the companies were no longer in compliance with UW-Madison's Code of Conduct for licensees, according to Feingold.
On March 22, 2005 Jeffrey Sachs spoke to the World Bank in Washington DC. He advised the delegates to read the Monteray Consensus... and to ask any nominee for the role of World Bank President if they subscribe to the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
Described therein are a collection of basic human rights including the right for all global citizens to health, sanitation, water, education... "The eradication of extreme poverty is not only a moral imperitive but is in the best interests of all nations," says Sachs.
The US contribution to end global poverty is at 0.15% of GNP - the lowest donor nation of all nations in the world. The UN goal is to generate 0.7% in assistance by the year 2015.
Fed up with what they called a series of insults from the UW-Madison chancellor's office, four members of the UW Labor Licensing Committee tendered their resignations Monday. University officials, however, are calling the dispute a "disagreement over policy options."
At odds are the University's reaction to a proposal from the advisory committee that would have required the university to track when companies make moves to abandon any facilities in which workers are organizing and move their production somewhere else.
"It has become clear at this point that Chancellor Wiley is not listening to students or faculty and this committee is a total sham," said former committee member and UW-Madison sophomore Joel Feingold. "[The committee is] a front for the university to make it look good, to make it look like it cares about sweatshop issues where, as far as we can tell ... [Wiley] doesn't care."
The proposal would allow the University to track whether the companies were no longer in compliance with UW-Madison's Code of Conduct for licensees, according to Feingold.
On March 22, 2005 Jeffrey Sachs spoke to the World Bank in Washington DC. He advised the delegates to read the Monteray Consensus... and to ask any nominee for the role of World Bank President if they subscribe to the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
Described therein are a collection of basic human rights including the right for all global citizens to health, sanitation, water, education... "The eradication of extreme poverty is not only a moral imperitive but is in the best interests of all nations," says Sachs.
The US contribution to end global poverty is at 0.15% of GNP - the lowest donor nation of all nations in the world. The UN goal is to generate 0.7% in assistance by the year 2015.
Check your calendar...
The Green Bay Chronicle reports Rep. Frank Lasee is planning on introducing a version of the right-wing Taxpayer Bill of Rights (or TABOR) “on a symbolic day - April 15, the deadline to file income taxes.”
Jon at Think Progress.org says, "Clever symbolism indeed, but given TABOR’s actual affect on the state of Colorado - the only place such legislation has been enacted (and where it is now being repealed) - a few other dates might be even more appropriate."
Jon at Think Progress.org says, "Clever symbolism indeed, but given TABOR’s actual affect on the state of Colorado - the only place such legislation has been enacted (and where it is now being repealed) - a few other dates might be even more appropriate."
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