Some News You May Have Missed

FOCUS: Brendan Smith The "Tribunal Movement"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062605Y.shtml

FOCUS How 'Britain's Deep Throat' Leaked the Memos
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062605Z.shtml

The World Tribunal on Iraq is in session in Istanbul, Turkey. For truthout'sspecial coverage of this event go to
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/wti.shtml.

FOCUS Arundhati Roy: The Most Cowardly War in Historyhttp://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062505Y.shtml

FOCUS Kerry's Letter on Downing Street Memoshttp://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062505Z.shtml

19 Named in Medicinal Pot Indictmenthttp://www.truthout.org/issues_05/062405HC.shtml

Ray McGovern Fixing To Fix "Fixed"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062405M.shtml

Dahr Jamail Censorship
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062405N.shtml

John Cory The Howling
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062405Y.shtml

Rove Under Intense Fire for 9/11 Smear
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062405Z.shtml

William Rivers Pitt The Thing We Don't Talk About
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062305X.shtml

A WORLD OF ECONOMIC DO-GOODERS
Matthew Wheeland, AlterNet
A global movement has rejected the Enron business model infavor of an entrepreneurial spirit that is changing theplanet.
http://www.alternet.org/story/22302/

SUPER SENATE SWEEP?
Molly Ivins, AlterNet
The drumbeat of this administration's giveaways to bigcorporations continues: tax breaks for the undeserving andmore green lights for the exploitation of the environment.
http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/22296/

If you believe in the importance of independent media,James Weinstein should be one of your heroes. Weinstein,who founded, edited and mentored the always thoughtful andconstructive "In These Times" magazine for several decades,died on June 16, at the age of 78. Weinstein was proud ofbeing a pragmatic progressive. He urged people to workwithin the Democratic Party, preaching a broad-basedpolitics built around issues of economic justice,corporate accountability and human rights. Jimmy Weinstein--AlterNet salutes you. Read his obituary here:
http://www.alternet.org/story/22265/

Don HazenExecutive Editor, AlterNet
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DESTROYING PBS
Molly Ivins, AlterNet
A Bush-appointed political operative says he'll erase biasat PBS ... by inserting bias.
http://www.alternet.org/story/22262/

AN AIR AMERICAN GIRL
Andrew Varnon, Valley Advocate
Meet the Air America Radio personality that has RushLimbaugh asking, 'Has anyone heard of Rachel Maddow?'
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/22213/

CONFESSIONS OF A MOTHER-MAN
Osha Neumann, AlterNet
If birth were the central metaphor of our civilization, all men would be unmanned of their false and warlike manliness. Successfully unmanned, we could become fathers.
http://www.alternet.org/story/22263/

Why George Went To War
by Russ Baker, TomPaine.com
The Downing Street Memos still do not answer the question of why the president wanted a war. Fortunately, Bush did that himself. http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050620/why_george_went_to_war.php

Losing The American Revolution
by Bill Moyers,TomPaine.com
It wasn't supposed to be this way. America was not meant to have a "government of the few at the expense of the many." http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050606/losing_the_american_revolution.php

Steve Weissman Kill the Messenger, Hide the News
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062205B.shtml

Tim Robbins' controversial antiwar play, "Embedded," whichdebuted onstage in Los Angeles and was followed by a majorrun at NYC's Public Theatre, has been released on DVD inconjunction with NetFlix. The arrangement, which takes thefilm directly to DVD, making it available to the nation'sthree million Netflix subscribers, is a new trend in filmdistribution. Read AlterNet executive editor Don Hazen'sreview of the play:
http://www.alternet.org/story/18246/

Then, rent the DVD!
http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70033780&trkid=134852/
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U.S. POLITICS IN 'A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY'
Brian Fanelli, WireTap
The original 'Star Wars' trilogy was revolutionary, but decidedly apolitical. Lucas' latest take is awash in political meaning, some of it quite relevant to the present day.
http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/22284/

FEDERAL STUDY DOWNPLAYS HUGE FIREPROOFING FAILURE, INDIFFERENCE TO CITY CODE IN WTC DISASTER
Permanent site with story links: http://prorev.com/wtc.htm

HOW WALTER JONES GREW A CONSCIENCE
Jan Frel, AlterNet
After some soul-searching about the war in Iraq, the NorthCarolina congressman made one of the most staggeringpolitical about-faces seen in Washington since George W.Bush took office.
http://www.alternet.org/story/22281/

DON'T DISMISS DOWNING STREET
Molly Ivins, AlterNet
I don't know if these memos represent an impeachable offense. But they strike me as a hell of lot worse than anything Richard Nixon ever contemplated.
http://www.alternet.org/story/22282/

DOING SOMETHING ABOUT WAL-MART
Danny Glover, AlterNet
The renowned actor describes how Wal-Mart puts childrenaround the world at risk -- and tells how we can help holdthe megastore accountable.
http://www.alternet.org/story/22246/

Global Green Trade
by Joseph E. Stiglitz,TomPaine.com
Looking for a way to reduce global warming and Third World poverty while saving the world's forests? Look no further. http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050608/global_green_trade.php

Still Not Private After All These Years
by Elizabeth Borg, TomPaine.com
Forty years ago, our nation took a great step forward by enshrining privacy as a right. Now's not the time to roll it back. http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050608/still_not_private_after_all_these_years.php