GULF COAST UPDATE
Summit: Break deadlock on relief Gov. vows to play ‘hardball’ with feds Victory in tent city Putting a pin in pain
Letters
Threats to democracy Inspired Class roots of fundamentalism ‘Fair trade’ chocolate Big Bang History shaping events
NATIONAL CLIPS
BIBB COUNTY, Ala.: Arson destroys rural churches BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: High heating bills hit the South CHARLESTON, W.Va.: Wounded Iraq vet gets bill for body armor ANNAPOLIS, Md.: Retail Industry Group sues to halt health care
Irans nuclear issue enters crisis stage
The cycle of threats and bullying led by the U.S. in conjunction with the foolish political game played by reactionary rulers in Iran is entering a new and dangerous stage.
PEOPLES HEALTH
Putting “the coal industry in charge” of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is leading to dangerous conditions for the nation’s coal miners, United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts told lawmakers at a Jan. 23 Senate committee hearing on the Sago, W.Va. mining disaster.
Hamas victory sends political shockwaves
The landslide victory of Hamas in the Jan. 25 Palestinian legislative elections sent shockwaves throughout the Middle East and beyond.
