LETTERS: Oct. 27
Wildfires, climate change and Iraq Subprime corruption Thanks from Albuquerque Nobel Prize in economics Dental decay on the rise
LETTERS: Oct. 20
Watada’s leadership SCHIP fight Globalization tune Victory Bottom line We want to hear from you!
Iraqi Communist Party Mourns Dr. Naziha al-Dulaimi
The Central Committee of the Iraqi Communist Party has mourned the passing away of the prominent patriotic Iraqi woman, comrade Dr. Naziha al-Dulaimi, who died on Tuesday morning, 9 October 2007, in hospital in Germany.
Oregon labor briefs
PORTLAND, Ore. — The workers at Rosemont School for Girls here voted Oct. 10 to join SEIU Local 503 by a vote of 37-8. This was a hard-fought NLRB-sponsored election campaign, with lots of anti-union literature, unfair labor practices by management, captive audience meetings, and the termination of a union supporter.
Elah questions war
“In the Valley of Elah,” directed by Paul Haggis, is a refreshingly open and frank look at the harsh realities the war in Iraq has caused and its impact on U.S. military families.
Solidarity talks, phonies squawk
As soon as aspects of the proposed contract with General Motors were revealed, activists’ e-mail boxes began to fill up with the opinions of armchair socialists. “Sellout” and “backroom deal” were the usual characterizations. All of them blasted the union; none of them criticized GM. All of them were full of shrieking condemnation; none of them had any positive suggestions as to how we could help.
LETTERS: Oct. 13
No Blackwater ‘The Brother’ Gun violence Daily Worker request
Port unveils clean truck proposal
OAKLAND, Calif. — Truck pollution, now contributing to soaring rates of asthma, cancer and heart disease in the West Oakland community, may be heading downward under a new plan announced by Port of Oakland officials here.
NATIONAL CLIPS: Oct. 13
TACOMA, Wash.: Watada trial postponed BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Front page sparks fight for equality WINFIELD, W.Va.: Cancer victims sue Monsanto JENA, La.: Rocker’s song invokes mayor’s protest
By slim margin, Costa Rica passes free trade pact
In an unprecedented referendum, Costa Rican voters Oct. 7 ratified a “free trade” treaty with the United States, putting their nation on track with neighboring Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala — plus the Dominican Republic — to join the U.S.-sponsored Central American Free Trade Agreement. Under CAFTA, tariffs and quotas will phase out over 10 years.
