Psychologists equivocate on torture
I am a psychologist and I’m mad as hell about the recent decision by the American Psychological Association (APA) to continue to let psychologists collaborate with the CIA and the military in their torture of detainees at Guantanamo and other U.S. facilities.
LETTERS: Deptember 29
Mad as hell Astounded Jena 6 struggle continues The elephant in the room
This Week In Labor: September 29
Labor takes aim at key 2008 races Unions and lawmakers fight corporate bankruptcy dodge House panel overturns NLRB rulings Four senators go after ‘independent contractor’ loophole Supreme Court to tackle on-the-job issues this fall Labor welcomes first African American to top AFL-CIO post A lesson learned about sticking together Cooling-off period at Farmer Joe’s
Housing activists urge end to rent-hike loophole
NEW YORK — The state Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) held three simultaneous hearings this week in Manhattan, White Plains and Mineola on Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s proposal to close a loophole in the housing laws that allowed landlords to raise rents drastically when they leave the Mitchell-Lama affordable housing program.
WORLD NOTES: September 29
Nepal: Maoists leave government Paraguay: Youth demand social change Syria: Israeli incursion meets resistance Nigeria: South Korea, China buy oil rights Hungary: Communist leaders go on trial
Puerto Ricans unite at pro-independence rally
“We are united with the same end in common — the independence of our motherland,” Elma Beatriz Rosado told several thousand people who gathered on Sept. 23 in the Plaza of the Revolution in Lares, Puerto Rico, to commemorate the 139th anniversary of the island’s rebellion against Spanish rule.
Controversy on Iran as UN Assembly opens
UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and President Bush both arrived in New York last week to speak at the opening of the UN’s 62nd General Assembly, bringing with them a storm of controversy.
20,000 to attend Black Caucus meet
Against the background of the historic Jena Six march in Louisiana, deepening poverty in African American neighborhoods, a raging war in Iraq and a growing prison population, over 20,000 political activists, students and clergy will converge on Washington for the annual Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Legislative Conference.
Kucinich excluded from Iowa debates
CLEVELAND — It would seem that front-running candidates for president in the Democratic primaries should have nothing to fear from Rep. Dennis Kucinich. Although he claims growing support and leads three other candidates, the Ohio legislator’s poll numbers are still only at 3 percent.
NATIONAL CLIPS: September 29
RICHMOND, Va.: Insurance cos. tell amputees: ‘Legs a luxury’ ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: Council votes to bring troops home HOMER CITY, Alaska: Down with the king, impeach! COLLEGE PARK, Md.: U of M investigates noose
