Canadas public health care system under assault
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s universal access health care system is envied by many worldwide. However, Canada is moving in the direction of adopting the profit-driven U.S. health care model.
New survey: Fund storm aid, not war
A poll released late last month sheds dramatic new light on Americans’ priorities for use of their country’s resources, and reveals contradictory views on poverty and race in the United States.
World Notes
Africa: Doctors move to wealthy countries; Germany: Iraqi unionists denied entry; Nepal: Media rights attacked; Venezuela: Gov’t, employers talk; Greece: First Call Center Conference
Asia earthquake relief effort racing against time
A massive relief operation is under way following the devastating earthquake that hit Pakistan and parts of India on Oct. 8, but all involved say the operation faces unprecedented challenges.
Growing worldwide support for the Cuban 5
On Sept. 12, five Cuban nationals completed their seventh year in U.S. jails. Their “crime”: trying to foil terrorist attacks on Cuba emanating from right-wing groups in Miami.
Poll: Calif. govs initatives losing
As California’s Nov. 8 special election approached, the fortunes of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pro-corporate agenda were continuing to slip.
Trick or treat protests hit GOP budget cuts
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Rep. Nancy Johnson’s (R-Conn.) staff members scowled as Halloween-costumed “Fat Cats” crowded into her office to say “thanks” for $70 billion in tax giveaways to millionaires, while billions of dollars are cut from food stamps, Medicaid, student loans and child support.
New Yorkers: Our votes are not for sale
NEW YORK — Last week at a demonstration in Times Square marking the 2,000th American death in the Iraq war, I saw an old friend and asked if he was working for Fernando Ferrer. He said that although he’d probably vote for him, he wasn’t “enthusiastic.” click here for Spanish text
National Clips
WASHINGTON: Danger in deodorants?; WASHINGTON: Face-off on Arctic Refuge; PHILADELPHIA: Transit workers strike; MONTGOMERY, Ala.: City honors Rosa Parks
Hundreds gather at counter-recruiting conference
BERKELEY, Calif. — As the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq neared the 2,000 mark, nearly 500 university and high school students, military resisters, veterans and peace activists gathered on the UC Berkeley campus Oct. 22-23 for “On the Frontlines: Options for Youth in Times of War.” While most participants were from California, some came from as far away as New York state.
