The socio-economic cost of Pax Americana
The U.S. is currently engaged in wars around the world; some big and about to get bigger; some small; some covert; some on the drawing board.
In transit
Worker’s correspondence The seven days between Sept. 19 and Sept. 26 will long be remembered as “turnaround days” at Local 100, Transport Workers Union.
Bahr to Texans: Big vote can elect Kirk to Senate
DALLAS – Communications Workers of America President Morton Bahr told a “get-out-the-vote” (GOTV) meeting here Oct. 3 that the Bush administration is the “most pro-business, anti-worker administration in history!” He was speaking to union officers and activists in the headquarters of CWA Local 6215, as part of a national GOTV tour.
International notes
Australia: CP condemns Bali terrorist bombing / Venezuela: Two million march for Chavez / China: Developing own anti-HIV drugs / South Africa: Gov’t acts to lower food prices
A vote for Lula is a vote for a new direction
The following is based on an Oct. 10 statement from the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and an article by Renato Rabelo, PCdoB president. In analyzing the Oct. 6 elections, Renato Rabelo, Communist Party of Brazil president, said Brazilians see that Workers’ Party (PT) presidential candidate Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva, “represents a consensus for change towards a new era.
Israeli peace activist speaks
PHILADELPHIA – As part of a Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) tour, Aliyah Strauss, an Israeli peace activist and a founder of Women in Black, spoke to over 200 people here Oct. 6. Strauss gave the history of the peace movement in Israel and expressed her belief that the majority of Israelis and Palestinians want to live in peace.
Israeli communists convene, fight Sharon policies
NAZARETH – The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) convened its 27th Congress amidst the crisis of the continued occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and an escalating attack on social security, civil rights and democracy by the right-wing Sharon government.
Across the nation
Protests continue around the country / Librarians: ‘No war with Iraq’ / Lucent workers take a hit / Victory for WorldCom workers / More seniors lose Medicare HMO plans / Peace Prize criticizes Bush administration
AARP hosts election debate in toss up district
WATERBURY, Conn. – The AARP held a debate between Jim Maloney (D) and Nancy Johnson (R) here Sept. 30. The forum focused on senior citizens issues, mainly a prescription drug benefit under Medicare, upholding and strengthening Social Security and health care. Nearly 400 senior citizens attended. Senior citizens’ voting turnout rate is usually higher than the general population’s.
Candidate promises living wage
BALTIMORE – Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Democratic candidate for governor, told a crowd of 1,500 here that she endorses and will push for an $11 an hour living wage for state employees, if elected.
