LETTERS
Philly vigil American Jews and Israel Blaming Carter? Education is not a commodity Relief for gas pains
Cuba, Venezuela bring medical care to Bolivia
In early February, a week after Evo Morales was sworn in as Bolivia’s president, Cuban doctors arrived in the country to care for survivors of devastating floods. Seven hundred Cuban medical professionals are still there. They’ve cared for 500,000 Bolivians and set up 20 fully equipped hospitals. They work in 180 municipalities and nine provinces.
Pro-labor candidate to oppose Schwarzenegger
Labor and progressive forces scored significant victories and mounted important challenges in California’s June 6 primary election.
Peacock prejudice
In Dallas, the site of one of the nation’s largest pro-immigration marches this spring, racist speech and repressive actions are on the increase. From local radio talk shows and news media to the average man on the street, the toxic fumes of racism are rising, clouding the judgment of the uninformed and the true interests of the workers in this area.
LETTERS
Nature vs. profits; Inspired in Berlin; Ohio voting mess; Puerto Rico; ‘Israel Lobby’; Tripe?
EDITORIAL: Memorial Day
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was proclaimed in 1868 by Gen. John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Civil War veterans. Logan designated the day “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country.”
Connecticut PWW honors state AFL-CIO
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — At the People’s Weekly World annual May Day celebration here, Connecticut AFL-CIO President John Olsen recalled that only two years ago Connecticut Labor Against the War was awarded the Connecticut PWW’s Newsmaker Award. This, he said, contributed to the dialogue that resulted in adoption by the state and national AFL-CIO of strong resolutions against the Iraq war.
New Yorks TWU Local 100 storms Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — Torrential rains couldn’t dampen the spirits of NYC transit workers as they boarded buses at locations across New York City May 16 for a trip to the state capital here.
Cuban medical school is unique
The Latin American School of Medicine in Havana, Cuba, is no ordinary medical school. The mission of the LASM is to train students who come from medically underserved populations and then to return them as doctors to serve their communities.
