Something you can do against bulldozers
The Israeli peace organization Gush Shalom reports that it has obtained information that the bulldozers used in the widespread demolition of Palestinian homes in the Palestinian territories come from Caterpillar Corporation, based in Peoria, Illinois.
U.S. pays for military, world picks up pieces
I heard Congressman Jim Colby (R-Ariz.) on National Public Radio (NPR) Jan. 18. He said it would cost $8 billion or so over the next 10 years to rebuild Afghanistan. (The new Afghan government puts it around $30 billion.) To listen a Real Audio file of the NPR story this article was inspired by, click here.
Demonstration to free Haitian refugees
MIAMI, Fla. – AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson and Bill Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers, joined leaders of Miami’s Haitian community in demanding that the Immigration and Naturalization Service release the nearly 200 Haitian refugees who were interned in a detention center last December. Click here to read a story on Marleine Bastien, president of Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami (Haitian Women of Miami).
The real need for steel and Homeland Security
“When the civilian market is threatened by the glut of foreign imports, the military’s capability is put at risk. We all know the events of [Sept. 11] highlighted the need for a stable domestic steel industry. Not just steelworkers and their families – but all Americans – are made vulnerable by unfair imports.”
Have things really changed since Sept. 11?
Has the world changed in fundamental ways since Sept. 11? Most Americans would say that it has, but not everyone shares this view.
So long partner! What happened to my job?
I had always pictured my retirement day as a day of honor and celebration. Handshakes-backslaps-good natured joking, basking in the glow of decades of friendship and satisfaction in a job well done.
AFL-CIO celebrates King, maps voter strategy
MIAMI, Fla. – Election reform, voting rights and education, together with voter registration and mobilization were the front-burner issues for the nearly 400 participants who attended the AFL-CIO’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday here the weekend of Jan. 18-21.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: prospects for peace
This week the events in the Middle East dramatized the need for a stronger movement for peace and justice, in the U.S. and internationally. The Peace and Solidarity Commission of the Communist Party USA has issued this statement as a part of the discussion of the historical framework and the direction needed now to bring about an end to the conflict. For more information, visit the CPUSA's fraternal parties in Israel and Palestine.
CBS takes the low road to Athens story
ATHENS, Greece – Last week Greek Prime Minister Kostas Simitis visited the White House and Ground Zero, where he expressed the sorrow of the Greek people for the tragic events of Sept. 11.
Peace forces hold forum on war crimes
TEL-AVIV – The Gush Shalom peace bloc held a forum here Jan. 9 about the war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation army and security services against the Palestinian people.
