A Cuban cartoonist talks of his art and Cuba
Arístides Esteban Hernández Guerrero, known as Ares, is an internationally acclaimed cartoonist living in Havana. His drawings have won hundreds of awards in world cartooning and satire competitions.
Nickel and Dimed play shows struggle to get by
Nickel and Dimed, by Joan Holden, directed by Bartlett Sher, from the book by Barbara Ehrenreich You have probably heard of the book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by noted author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, but what you may not have heard is that the book is on its way to becoming a national theater sensation. Nickel and Dimed, the play, is a production of the Intiman Theater in Seattle (running July 26-Aug. 25), but will soon be opening in Los Angeles and beyond.
100 years of New York photographs
The earliest New York City photographers of note, from the 1880s to the 1920s, lugging their heavy tripods and glass-plate negatives from site to site, focused mainly on the awesome drama of the sheer size of the city – its skyscrapers, crowded streets and institutions.
The Pledge of Allegiances socialist history
A recent federal court decision challenging the use of the phrase “under God” as a violation of the Constitution’s separation of Church and State has led to howls of protest from rightwingers who have some powerful friends on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fair funding for public schools
The following is a statement by the Communist Party of New York State. Over the years many elected officials have wanted to be “the education president,” or “the education mayor.” George Pataki is the first to seek the title “eighth grade education governor,” and it looks like he has it.
Restore the American labor movement, restore the nation!
In a speech to the 46th Convention of the Iowa Federation of Labor, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) called for renewed struggle “to bring economic justice to those who have created the wealth through their work.” An excerpted version of the speech follows: Let us begin anew to bring economic justice to those who have created the wealth through their work. A re-energized labor movement will re-energize America’s politics and create a more just society.
George W. Bush: An outlaw president
If ever any president of the United States and his administration were guilty of malfeasance in office, it is Bush and his administration. They have lied to the American people; they have stolen taxpayers’ money by doling out billions to Big Business, the “War Department” and the new Homeland Security Department.
International notes
Peru: Thousands of phone workers laid off / Nigeria: Women launch fresh protests / Yugoslavia: CP to run presidential candidate / Ireland: Protest vs. U.S. military landing rights / China: Gov’t pledges better food safety / So. Korea: Rally planned for jailed trade unionists
Seattle supports longshore workers
SEATTLE – After a several-block march along the Elliot Bay waterfront, 2,000 supporters and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) rallied outside the Port of Seattle offices.
Drought threatens lives, economy
CHENNAI, India – North, central and southern regions of India are in the middle of a severe drought and thousands of lives are in danger. This is the worst drought since 1983, and will likely spread to the rest of the country if the Southwest monsoon fails. All sectors, including the stock market, are affected by this climatic trouble, and the troubles are compounded by government mismanagement.
