A veterans call for peace
If you studied the mien of the men, you could tell the war was over.
Preventing terrorism: Towards a new approach
In the aftermath of the tragic events of Sept. 11 and the continuing military strikes against Afghanistan, the danger looms of an endless cycle of violence and retribution.
Editorials
Election is setback for ultra-right / Citizens’ inquiry needed
International Criminal Court: a better way
From Biblical times to the founding of the United Nations in 1945, men and women have dreamed and worked for a world free from war. So far they haven’t done too well.
Parents fight hostile Phila. school takeover
PHILADELPHIA – Adhering to the Bush educational policies, Pennsylvania Acting Gov. Mark Schweiker and the state legislature intend to force privatization on the School District of Philadelphia.
School board puts workers out, goons in!
JEFFERSON, Ohio – Showing a united front of all non-teaching workers in the Jefferson School District, 125 members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)/Ohio Association of Public School Employees Local 419 struck the Jefferson School District Nov. 4.
Unemployment jumps
Although the Labor Department’s latest employment report, released Nov. 2, didn’t rattle the stock market, it did show that another 415,000 men and women lost their jobs in October, bringing the official count of the unemployed to 7.7 million.
Prisons and profits
The U.S. criminal justice system has transformed into a vast, for-profit, industrial system.
Ohio county workers walk
WARREN, Ohio – A rally was held here Nov. 3 in support of 55 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3808 who went out on strike Oct. 22.
