EDITORIAL: A two-state solution to violence
The Israeli military’s massive June 28 ground and air assault on the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for a raid by armed Palestinian groups in which one Israeli soldier was captured and two others killed, again highlights the urgency of a political settlement guarantee-ing an independent, viable Palestinian state.
THIS WEEK IN LABOR
DOL promotes union busters Paper workers take strike vote Support for global Wal-Mart campaign
Cheney to star in pro-global warming film
In an attempt to counteract the impact of former Vice President Al Gore’s cautionary film about global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,” Vice President Dick Cheney is starring in a new film advocating global warming, Cheney confirmed today.
Nurses sue hospitals: Conspiracy to hold down pay charged
As more and more nurses are being driven from their profession due to low wages, understaffing and overwork, a group of them filed class-action lawsuits last week against hospitals in Chicago, Memphis, San Antonio and Albany, N.Y., asserting that the hospitals had violated federal antitrust laws by conspiring to hold down the wages of registered nurses.
WORLD NOTES
Afghanistan: U.S. air strikes rise sharply S. Africa: AIDS conferees praise, criticize U.S. program Chile: Gold mine faces growing opposition China: Int’l meeting highlights mutual security and development
WHAT'S REALLY GOOD
Youth rally against big tobacco CFM40 meets to fulfill the dream ‘2 moms. 2 dads. Too cool’
N.J. public workers stand up to looting
TRENTON, N.J. — Thousands strong, they swarmed across the New Jersey Capitol Complex. Public workers from all corners of the state came to voice their concerns and demands. They came by chartered buses, trains and cars, or they walked from their workplaces.
Mayor-elect Dellums: Oakland can be a great city
OAKLAND, Calif. — Calling his election “a mighty victory to take Oakland in a very, very different direction,” Mayor-elect Ronald V. Dellums joined hundreds of supporters for a June 19 victory celebration at the downtown Marriott City Center hotel
Bush faces dilemma on anti-Cuba terrorist
High-level worries about cooperation with terrorists do not extend to terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, now in U.S. custody. Posada has all but admitted bombing a Cuban airliner in 1976, killing all 73 aboard, and trying to assassinate Fidel Castro in Panama in 2000, but the only U.S. charge against him is for illegal entry.
Nacho Libre provides glimpse of Mexican popular culture
MEXICO CITY — Hollywood funny man Jack Black’s new movie, “Nacho Libre,” which portrays the wild world of Mexican wrestling, was shot on location in Mexico’s Pacific coastal state of Oaxaca (pronounced “Wah-HA-Ca”). As audiences enjoy the comedic adventures of Nacho, the main character, they will also learn about Mexican popular culture and take in the breathtaking views of Oaxaca.
