Freedom Rides continue to roll
NEW YORK CITY – In the fall of 2003, busloads of people crossed the U.S. with the message that a broad coalition has emerged demanding rights and justice for immigrants.
Its time to veto Vito
BROOKLYN – New York City labor, civil rights, and other democratic organizations have vowed to deliver a blow to the Bush administration and their Republican ultra-right allies in Congress this November.
What America stands for
Opinion “That isn’t what America stands for” has been the refrain of Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, et al., as the horrifying Abu Ghraib prison atrocities hit the eyes of the world.
Fast 4 Education at Calif. state capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Six activists from West Contra Costa County, including one mother, two teachers, one student and two community members, are now on a water-only “Fast 4 Education” at the state capitol to bring attention to the struggle for equitable education.
GOP assault on school funding fails
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Legislature adjourned its special session on public school finance May 19, two days early, as Republican lawmakers and the Republican governor failed to agree on a new funding structure for the state’s public schools.
