Edwards ends presidential bid. Obama, Clinton praise ex-rival
John Edwards withdrew from the race for the presidency Jan. 30, saying in New Orleans, where he had launched his campaign, “it is time to step aside so that history can blaze its path.” He was referring to a campaign that could put Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first woman, or Barack Obama, the first African American, in the White House.
Milton Wolff, last Lincoln Brigade Commander
Milton Wolff, a perennial symbol of U.S. working-class internationalism, died Jan. 14 in California at age 92. Born in Brooklyn of immigrant parents, the last commander of the Washington-Lincoln Brigades that fought fascism in Spain was a man of charisma and intelligence.
LETTERS: Jan. 26
Cost of war Torture Vote ‘yes’ on VA health care The Philippines and the Pomeroys Nevada results King legacy is for everyone
LETTERS: Jan. 19
‘Right to work’ scam Photos of Sam Kushner Kucinich $201,000 – Thank you!
Plumbers, Unite Here endorse Obama
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the backing Jan. 9 of the 60,000-strong Culinary Workers Union in Nevada. The endorsement followed announcements by the 450,000-member parent union, Unite Here, and the national Plumbers and Pipefitters Union that they were backing the Illinois senator.
Illegal immigrants, or undocumented ones?
Minneapolis artist Ricardo Levins has a bumper sticker that reads, “An injury to Juan is an injury to Al.” In a lighthearted way, that twist on the classic labor motto captures the meaning behind a resolution adopted at this year’s convention of the International Labor Communications Association.
Letters: Jan. 12, 2008
New Year’s greeting Torture Robeson season After Iowa $100 a barrel Apology
Tribunals examine U.S. role in Colombia
In Colombia, four million people have been forced from their homes and land. Poverty is rampant: almost 24 percent of Colombians earn less than two dollars a day; 65 percent, less than three dollars daily; 40 percent of the children don’t attend school.
