Put people before cronies: Black Caucus demands jobs, housing, health care for storm survivors
Black Caucus demands jobs, housing, health care for storm survivors WASHINGTON — A month after hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast, anger is surging that President George W. Bush is doling out “no bid” contracts for crony corporations like Halliburton while those who lost everything are homeless and unemployed.
Progressive Dems say run to win in 2006
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by their participation in the huge antiwar march a day earlier, hundreds of progressive Democrats gathered for a “grassroots strategy” session Sept. 25 aimed at breaking the Republican grip on all three branches of government in upcoming elections.
White House sit-in: Easy time for a just cause
WASHINGTON — Air conditioning, pizza with pepperoni, turkey and cheese with lettuce and tomato on rye. Stimulating and fun conversation in the company of peace-loving antiwar activists for democracy and social justice. And last but not least, the singing of inspirational songs about peace, unions and civil rights.
March on Washington: One Chicago activists account
It was an all-night bus trip that brought me to Washington, D.C., for my first march on our nation’s capital. Our caravan of buses left Chicago at about 6 p.m. and we arrived in D.C. at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Bennetts racist comments blasted
Labor, civil rights leaders and elected officials have blasted former Education Secretary Bill Bennett’s racist comments that he made on his radio program, Sept. 28, and many have called for his show to be canceled.
