LETTERS
Fight for women’s rights Divide and rule Class and immigrant rights Impeachment ignored Cuba’s baseball team Drop charges against activists
Burst Alaskan pipeline damages tundra
A leak in an Alaskan pipeline operated by BP (British Petroleum) has resulted in one of the worst oil spills to afflict the region since the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989. News reports say more than 260,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into a remote area of tundra that is home to a variety of Alaskan wildlife.
NATIONAL CLIPS
A glimpse at some of the many huge immigrant rights demonstrations that swept the country last week: DETROIT: 50,000 say, ‘We are not criminals’ DENVER: 50,000 march on State Capitol PHOENIX: Largest demo ever targets Sen. Kyl MILWAUKEE: 30,000 flex political muscle CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Mayor addresses rally of 7,000
Forum reports Venezuelas advances
CHICAGO — The dynamic, grassroots character of Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution under President Hugo Chávez was vividly depicted at a forum here March 16 through words, music, slides and photos.
