Wal-Mart pulls back from Chicago
CHICAGO (PAI) — Just months after it tried to ram two “supercenters” through the Chicago City Council, giant anti-worker retailer Wal-Mart has apparently thrown in the towel. The reason, though it denies it: The city’s new living wage law.
California: Frozen voter funds hit
On Sept. 17, the Schwarz-enegger administration rejected California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley’s request for release of over $25 million in federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds in preparation for the November election.
Coast-to-coast actions for immigrant rights
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the historic Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, which reached 101 cities and culminated in a rally and Lobby Day in Washington and a rally of 200,000 in New York City, immigrants, advocates, and their allies are holding a series of actions across the U.S. to renew the push for progressive immigration system reform.
Bushs ownership society: No taxes for owners, only workers
“When you hear them say, tax the rich, be careful,” warned George W. Bush in a speech Sept. 16. “The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason, because they don’t want to pay. And you get stuck with the tab. But we’re not going to let him stick you with the tab.”
International notes
Okinawa: Demonstrators protest copter crash / Cambodia: Raffles hotel workers win / N. Ireland: All-party talks resume / Cuba: UN praises hurricane safety measures / Canada: Steelworkers’ long strike continues
National Clips
WASHINGTON: Bush threatens veto of overtime protection / CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa: 5 women defy Bush protest zone / BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Ivan kills 7 in Alabama / LAS VEGAS, Nev.: Muslim businessmen fight racial profiling
Northern California: Peace leader to be honored at banquet
Honored at the Northern California Friends of the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo “Beat-Back-Bush” banquet Friday, Oct. 8, will be Fernando Suarez del Solar, a founding member of Military Families Speak Out whose son died in Iraq.
Election boards swamped with new voter sign-ups
Groups demand speedy action to protect vote The broad-based coalition seeking to defeat George W. Bush has registered millions of new voters and the flood continues, swamping state election boards even as deadlines near for signing people up.
Texas judicial candidate cites right-wing danger
HOUSTON — Unlike many candidates, David Van Os, a Democrat running for the Texas Supreme Court, doesn’t hesitate to bluntly criticize the right wing. He spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of about 150 at a rally Aug. 26 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
Edward Teixeira, CPUSA activist, dies at 72
Edward Silva Teixeira, a longtime activist and leader of the Communist Party USA in New England, died in Boston on Aug. 24. He was 72.
