March for womens lives. Rally champions womens equality
NEW YORK — The largest pro-choice rally in this city’s history Aug. 28 helped kick off a week of protest against the Bush administration’s anti-women policies.
GOP policies a disaster for working people
Why did thousands of workers march on the Republican National Convention in New York City, Sept. 1? Are they just whiny “girlie men,” the offensive term used so contemptuously by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in his convention remarks?
Massive NY march
Over 500,000 call for regime change NEW YORK – On the eve of the Republican National Convention, before the first lie could come out of the speakers’ mouths, over half a million people took to the streets here Aug. click here for Spanish text
RNC protesters come from near and far
NEW YORK — “I’m traveling by car from Ohio,” said Janice, a mother of three. “I’m going with a few friends and one of my kids, because we have to stand up to Bush and his friends. I would come even if the demonstration was in Alaska.”
Celebrities shine spotlight on wild lands
WASHINGTON — Musicians Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris, actor Christopher Reeve and artist Maya Lin are lending their faces and voices to a new public service announcement (PSA) effort by the Campaign for America’s Wilderness to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, which was signed into law Sept. 3, 1964.
A call to artists and activists: The Art & Democracy National Gathering
LEXINGTON, Ky. — From Wednesday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Sept. 12, Appalshop is hosting a “Real-Time Re-creation of Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 Tour of Eastern Kentucky” and “Art & Democracy,” a national gathering of artists and activists.
Movie Review, Bushs Brain in national release
Movie Review Bush’s Brain Produced and directed by: Joe Mealy and Michael Paradies Shoob
Universal single-payer health care lets do it!
No matter how much money we pour in, insurance companies, HMOs, and for-profit hospitals rake off a greater and greater share. That’s why every fight should include a focus on universal single-payer health care.
Is Nader a ringer?
There is a riddle today in American politics. Why does Ralph Nader run for president?
The role of the left in these elections
It was no surprise to me that virtually everyone I met during a recent three-week trip across the Midwest was quick to remind me that this election is the most important in their lifetime.
