WORLDNOTES - Italy, Philippines, Global, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Cuba
Italy: Gaddafi visit, a first Philippines: Land rights leader murdered Global: Union activists vulnerable, labor federation says Lebanon: Vote keeps status quo Nicaragua: Aid won’t be missed Cuba: Oil exported, with Venezuelan help
Africa says no to Pentagon
Plans to base the much-talked-about United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Africa have been dropped for now. The U.S. government acknowledged defeat in its all-out campaign to convince any African ally to welcome the installation on its territory. AFRICOM will begin operations this October in Germany instead.
Contradictory China
Almost everything you’ve heard about China is true — at least, that’s my impression from a short week-and-a-half visit to Beijing at the end of May.
LETTERS: June 28, 2008
Housing help falls short Parole for juveniles? Musings on democracy Boot straps or getting the boot?
Lozano legacy lives on today
CHICAGO — “The great thing about people who lead great lives is they inspire others years later to stand up for what is good and just,” declared Rev. Calvin Morris. “Rudy Lozano’s footprints show us the way for activism in today’s historic struggles.” Morris, director of the Community Renewal Society opened a June 22 gathering of over 250 people paying tribute to the remarkable life of Rudy Lozano, cut short by an assassin’s bullet 25 years ago.
Letters - June 21, 2008
Stimulating! Start with regulating Big Oil Don’t let capitalism off the hook Can we abolish war? Thoughts about art and class
No rules
Over ribs, chicken, homemade salads and pies, beer and pop, our Memorial Day cookout turned from a local Steelers controversy to politics. Debate arose over a recent shooting and grappling with why pulling a gun has replaced raising fists to resolve disputes among young adults.
LETTERS
Afghan death toll Green, blue and red all over Korean model How long? Zimbabwe
NATIONAL CLIPS
ARROWSIC, Maine: Town meeting adopts antiwar stance HOUSTON: Labor-backed Democrat wins in company town WASHINGTON: House to vote on torture school BOSTON: Same-sex marriage upheld
Mercenaries cast dark shadows on U.S. democracy
When years ago Consolidation Coal, Ford Motor Co. and U.S. Steel created their own private armies, including Pinkertons, to keep the word “profits” always followed by the verb “skyrocketing,” and to keep workers under their control and the union out, no one dreamed that in the 21st century the privatization of the U.S. military would be on the political agenda.
