Protests unable to stop state school takeover
PHILADELPHIA – In spite of protest rallies, letters, petitions and lawsuits by coalitions of parents, students, schoolworkers and community groups, the state takeover of the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) is now a fact. The school board has been replaced with a five-member School Reform Commission – three members appointed by the governor and two by the mayor.
Dangerous world demands racial unity
The offensive of the Bush administration has a broad sweep to it. Tens of millions – nearly every section of the people – are negatively affected in one way or another.
Fla. leaders blast Enron ties
As news surfaced that 31 state and local pension funds lost a combined $1.5 billion in the collapse of Enron, Florida leaders angrily denounced the Bush administration for refusing to turn over documents about ties to the bankrupt Enron Corporation. For the entire article, click on the headline. For more information, visit the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans.
Remembering Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926 and chose to celebrate it the second week of February because it marks the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, two men who left an indelible mark on African-American history. For the entire article, click on the headline. For more information, visit The Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies.
Peace march called for April 20
The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition (NYSPC) has made a call for a massive march and demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 20. For the entire article, click on the headline. For more on this upcoming event, visit The National Coalition for Peace & Justice or the soon to be active National Youth & Student Peace Coalition website.
Bush calls for wider war, is silent on Enron
With unprecedented aggressiveness and arrogance George W. Bush warned in his first State of the Union message, Jan. 29, that his “war against terrorism is only beginning” and other nations including North Korea, Iran and Iraq are on his target list.
Last tango in Houston: Enron and Bush
Never before, not even during the depths of Teapot Dome and Watergate, has the stench of corporate money hung so heavy over Washington as it does today. For the entire article, click on the headline. For the AFL-CIO's January 25 press release on Enron, click here.
State of the Union: whose America?
Historically, presidents have used their State of the Union address as a stage from which to sketch their vision of the nation and its future. For the entire article, click on the headline. To read AFL-CIO President John Sweeney's statement Bush's address, click here.
