Activist wins first round in school committee race
LAWRENCE, Mass. — Community and peace activist Martina M. Cruz came in first in a three-way race in the first round of voting for School Committee here Sept. 27. She garnered 440 votes out of 995 cast.
The Republicans arrogance of power
You need a scorecard to keep up with the growing number of Bush administration lies, sleazy cover-ups and criminal scandals. This is an administration infested with cronyism, corporate profiteering, corruption and racism, a group chock full of moral degenerates. It’s an ugly portrait of unbridled free-market capitalism, where corporate gangsters have their hands on all the main power switches of government.
Put people before cronies: Black Caucus demands jobs, housing, health care for storm survivors
Black Caucus demands jobs, housing, health care for storm survivors WASHINGTON — A month after hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast, anger is surging that President George W. Bush is doling out “no bid” contracts for crony corporations like Halliburton while those who lost everything are homeless and unemployed.
Progressive Dems say run to win in 2006
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by their participation in the huge antiwar march a day earlier, hundreds of progressive Democrats gathered for a “grassroots strategy” session Sept. 25 aimed at breaking the Republican grip on all three branches of government in upcoming elections.
White House sit-in: Easy time for a just cause
WASHINGTON — Air conditioning, pizza with pepperoni, turkey and cheese with lettuce and tomato on rye. Stimulating and fun conversation in the company of peace-loving antiwar activists for democracy and social justice. And last but not least, the singing of inspirational songs about peace, unions and civil rights.
March on Washington: One Chicago activists account
It was an all-night bus trip that brought me to Washington, D.C., for my first march on our nation’s capital. Our caravan of buses left Chicago at about 6 p.m. and we arrived in D.C. at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Bennetts racist comments blasted
Labor, civil rights leaders and elected officials have blasted former Education Secretary Bill Bennett’s racist comments that he made on his radio program, Sept. 28, and many have called for his show to be canceled.
Festival profile: The Clement Payne Movement of Barbados
David Denny is the director of international relations for the Clement Payne Movement (CPM) of Barbados, a small island nation in the Caribbean. “Our organization is named after Clement Payne, one of the national heroes of Barbados, a respected leader of the labor and political movements of our country,” Denny said.
If only one persons eyes are opened, its worth it
The following interviews and photos were obtained by Mark Almberg on Sept. 23 in Chicago as antiwar demonstrators waited to load up buses outside the Art Institute.
CPUSA in thick of antiwar actions
WASHINGTON — The Communist Party USA played an important role in the Sept. 24 demonstration against Bush’s Iraq war, bringing its own members and mobilizing others to come, as well as forming a large contingent in the march.
