October

Venezuelas president, PWW staff congratulate White Sox

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has congratulated White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for leading his team to the playoffs.

Letters

Acorn doesn’t fall far; Public ownership now; Paul Robeson stamp; Demand a warning ; Time has long since come

Editorial: A racist, genocidal regime

Speaking of the Bush administration’s lackadaisical response to Hurricane Katrina and the misery inflicted on the people of the Gulf Coast, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) recently commented, “The system devalues human lives.”

Labor Update

Living wage victory at Cintas; Exhausted truck drivers; Contract at Boeing

Ct. labor seeks unity

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Delegates to the Connecticut AFL-CIO convention here showed their commitment to unity in words and deeds as they grappled with changes in the labor movement and sharpening attacks on workers by the Bush administration.

N. Calif. banquet to honor social activism

OAKLAND, Calif. — A political, cultural and culinary feast is in store at the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo banquet here on Saturday evening, Nov. 5.