Musical follows Lewis and Clark
COLUMBIA, Mo. – With engaging melodies and crisp libretto, Corps of Discovery, A Musical Journey is an artistic interpretation, 200 years later, of the significance of Lewis and Clark’s expedition across the United States. The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) is producing the musical drama as a commemorative event for the national bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Leprechauns, lovers and losers
Here’s a few ideas for film fans to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. While the corned beef is cooking and your green beer is chilling, go to your video store to check out these selections:
War on terrorism makes U.S. less secure
CHICAGO – “The U.S. bombing campaign in Afghanistan and the Bush administration’s ‘war on terrorism’ have made us less safe and secure, not more,” said Medea Benjamin, the keynote speaker at a recent Conference on Justice and Global Security here.
Protests grow during the bloodiest week
TEL AVIV – Like many others, I have stopped counting the victims, Palestinian and Israeli. But from March 4 to 10 alone, at least 146 Palestinians and 42 Israelis have died because of the Israeli rulers’ refusal to withdraw from all occupied Arab territories and to evacuate the Jewish settlements there, as demanded by the U.N. Security Council and international law.
CPUSA delegation returns from China
A four-person delegation from the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) has returned from a week-long visit to China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Cap workers fight for union
New Era Cap company produces all the hats for major league baseball, PGA golf and over 100 universities. Of course, the company doesn’t produce the caps, the workers do.
A story of steel in Western New York
I live in Western New York, an area decimated by de-industrialization. In 1983 Bethlehem Steel Corporation ceased steelmaking operations at its Lackawanna facility, and the fallout from this catastrophe is still felt to this day.
How much do you know about Enron and Bush?
According to a story in the Washington Post, Jan. 21, Enron’s ties to the Bush administration run very deep. Here are a few examples.
Reps. Lee, Kucinich call for Peace Dept.
OAKLAND, Calif. – Speaking to a crowd of 200 peace activists March 11, Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) took the occasion to condemn the Bush administration’s plans to target seven nations with nuclear weapons.
Coalition fights Pickering
WASHINGTON – A coalition of civil rights and other grassroots organizations demanded this week that the Senate Judiciary Committee reject George W. Bush’s nomination of Judge Charles Pickering to the federal Fifth Circuit Court on grounds that he is hostile to civil rights, labor rights and voting rights.
