My military tribunal
Too young to join the Army during World War II, Richard Neill worked in the Merchant Marine. That was an equally dangerous job. He was drafted and wounded in the Korean War (June 27, 1950, to July 27, 1953). The McCarthy Red Scare was at its worst in the ’50s. Many members of the National Maritime Union were denied the Coast Guard papers needed to work as seamen.
Letters
New dangers for Social Security; Laura Bush not funny; ‘Nuclear option’ is priority; Nonunion auto plants; Communism and religion; The history of society in two parts; Mother’s Day
Anti-Castro terrorist illegally enters U.S.
A notorious anti-Castro terrorist who is still wanted by Venezuela on terrorism charges has been admitted into the United States, underscoring the hypocrisy of the Bush administration’s so-called war on terror.
Wal-Mart: always low-down lies?
According to a recent survey commissioned by Wal-Mart, New Yorkers overwhelmingly support the opening of Wal-Mart stores throughout the city’s five boroughs.
Communists make key points on racism
Racism, the Communist Party’s draft program tells us, has some new features and new modes of operation (though more study is needed), but it doesn’t lose sight of four critical insights that we have embraced and popularized over decades.
Letters
Potential allies; U.S. war crimes; Schools, not war; Vets deserve better; About the filibuster; Fascist danger
EDITORIAL: May Day lives!
For decades, May Day, the international workers’ day, has been a celebration of the struggles and achievements of the working class. It is, in most of the world, the official “Labor Day.”
Contra figures resurface to target Venezuela
His “crimes” include acting as a democratically elected president of a sovereign Venezuela; rejecting the principles embodied in the Monroe Doctrine (i.e., “Latin America is the U.S.A.’s backyard”); challenging neoliberal doctrines that serve the interest of global corporations rather than social development; seeking to solidify the economic and political integration of South America based on the principles of equal exchange and mutually beneficial cooperation; and using Venezuela’s oil income to benefit the majority of Venezuelans rather than an elite few.
Letters
On John Paul and Benedict; New union can’t lose; Those ‘worthless IOUs’; A rose would be a rose…; Holocaust lessons; Mothers against police crimes
Editorials
Just do your job; One vote made the difference
