Poverty up, income down, except for top 5 percent
It’s no surprise that poverty is up and income down during this recession. The really bad news is that poverty rates are higher than in the 1970s, the top 5 percent of households gained at the expense of everyone else, and government policy is making things worse.
Opposing military force against Iraq
The following is the statement given from the floor of the House on October 9 by Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.). Many fine statements were given from the House and Senate floors as to why the resolutions that give the president unprecedented powers needed to be opposed. The resolutions passed, but 133 House members and 23 Senate members voted against them.
Bush gets hot about global warming
George W is a global kind of guy – he’s a big promoter of corporate globalization, and, of course, he’s launched his unlimited global war on terrorism.
U.S. and West Africa: Strategic shift
According to the Oct. 4 issue of the Financial Times, Nigeria and Angola are expressing grave concern about U.S. plans to establish a military base in Sao Tome and Principe, within hailing distance of Abuja and Luanda.
Whats the rush, Mr. President?
Along with probably a few billion others on this planet, I keep asking, “What’s the rush, Mr. President?” The Bush administration seems intent on going to war with Iraq over the objections of most nations. In the face of questioning from prominent leaders, we get few specifics.
Bossa Nova, Flamenco are back
CD Reviews Samba Bossa Nova, Putumayo World Music, 2002 When Bossa Nova reached North America in the late 1950s, audiences eagerly embraced the cool, breezy Brazilian music. While the whispered vocals of performers such as Astrud Gilberto and Carlos Jobim won a loyal following and musical recognition, the musical genre’s popularity did not endure.
Exonerated: Powerful anti-death penalty theater
Review NEW YORK – One by one they emerge out of the darkness onto the stage. One by one they begin to tell their stories – each one different; each one the same. They are the lucky ones. They are “the exonerated.”
Unions back fired prof. for soil & water post
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With the motto, “Protect the real Florida – for working people!” Russell Pelle is running hard for the Soil and Water Conservation Board in Duval County, hammering Republican Gov. Jeb Bush for coddling corporate polluters and real estate developers.
Retirees take on AKSteel
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Scores of active Indiana steelworkers and retired Chicago workers greeted executives and customers of AK (Armco-Kawasaki) Steel Corporation with an angry picket line, Oct. 8, demanding a contract.
Frame-ups haunt Illinois GOP candidate
Commentary The 1985 attempt by Jim Ryan, the Republican candidate for governor and Joe Birkett, the Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, to frame two Latino men has become a red-hot issue in the Illinois elections.
