Volume 32, Number 17, April 29, 2005
Bolton and DeLay Fiascos Highlight Revolt Against Bush
by Jeffrey Steinberg
A bipartisan Congressional revolt against the Bush Administration gained momentum, as United Nations Ambassador-nominee John Bolton and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay both appeared on the verge of being shot down.
Republican and Democratic Opposition Blocks Bolton in Senate Committee
by Edward Spannaus
Fact Sheet: Why Bolton Should Not Be Confirmed
by Michele Steinberg and Mark Bender
‘Behaving Like a Madman’
A letter by Melody Townsel, who was accosted by Bolton in 1994.
Bolton Behind False Fact Sheet on Niger Uranium
A letter by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).
Feature
How Most of Today’s Economists Became Illiterates. Science: The Power To Prosper
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
“In earlier locations,” he writes, “I have pointed out some of the essential kinds of related causes, and cures, for the failure of General Motors and other managements today. Here, in this report, I focus on the scientific principles which should be applied, instead of those flawed policies which have caused the present collapse of that industry.”
National
Social Security: Andy Jacobs and the Second Battle of Parkersburg
by Nina Ogden
California Dems Must Shape National Agenda
by Harley Schlanger
‘Schwarzenegger Wants To Become a Dictator’
by Mervyn Dymally
A speech by California State Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally to a LaRouche PAC town meeting in Los Angeles.
LaRouche Answers Queries From National Institutions on Rebuilding the Economy
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Congressional Closeup
by Carl Osgood
Economics
Argentina President Kirchner: ‘There Is Life After the IMF’
by Cynthia R. Rush
Kirchner is refusing to give in to the IMF’s blackmail threat not to negotiate a new agreement unless the government agrees to reopen the negotiations on its $82 billion in defaulted debt.
Financial Sharks Call for Dismantling of General Motors, As LaRouche Warned
by Richard Freeman
The Financial Dragon Must Be Tamed!
Interview with Carlos Lessa.
Colombia’s Uribe Tours China, Japan
by Maximiliano Londoño Penilla
China and India Must Lead the Way for Nuclear Power
by Ramtanu Maitra
Business Briefs
International
German State Election Could Decide Schröder’s Fate
by Helga Zepp-LaRouche
Mrs. Zepp-LaRouche’s party’s campaign for a New Bretton Woods has set the tone in a political battle leading to the elections in North Rhine-Westphalia on May 22.
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim: Wolfowitz’s Knife in Asia’s Back
by Mike Billington
In Memoriam: Norbert Brainin: Founder and Primarius of the Amadeus Quartet
by Hartmut Cramer
Interviews
Carlos Lessa
Economist Dr. Lessa was named president of Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development when President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January 2003, remaining at that post through November 2004. He is a fierce defender of economic dirigism, now returned to university teaching.
Book Reviews
President Reagan Was Fierce Opponent of Mutually Assured Destruction Doctrine
by Jeffrey Steinberg
Ronald Reagan and His Quest To Abolish Nuclear Weapons, by Paul Lettow.
Anwar Ibrahim Defends Asia’s Colonial Masters
by Mike Billington
The Asian Renaissance, by Anwar Ibrahim.
Departments
From the Congress
Rangel: Will U.S. Honor Obligations to Retirees?
Editorial
On the Election of Pope Benedict XVI
