Immigrant rights activists vow to press forward
Led by President Bush and the right-wing Heritage Foundation, Senate Republicans closed ranks and turned their backs this week on the millions who demonstrated for immigrant rights this spring.
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Student walkout protests teacher cuts National campaign dumps prison industry ‘Lavender graduations’ boost LGBTQ pride Students say ‘HMO profiteer’ contradicts university values
U.S. mulling peace treaty with North Korea
The Bush administration is reportedly considering the possibility of concluding a peace treaty with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea), even as it participates in six-party talks aimed at resolving nuclear issues.
Castro denounces slanders about personal wealth
The news was supposed to have been a shocker. Forbes magazine reported in its May 4 issue that behind a revolutionary and socialist veneer, Cuban President Fidel Castro is now the seventh richest ruler in the world, with $900 million at his disposal. The magazine put his worth last October at $500 million.
Sudanese Communist Party statement on the May 5 Abuja Agreement on Darfur
The Abuja Agreement reached between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan National Liberation Movement, Arkowi, was disappointing for the Sudanese people and for the people of Darfur, who made great sacrifices in order to attain a comprehensive agreement that meets their demands for a just division of wealth and power.
Flood damage points to government neglect
WORCESTER, Mass. — The worst flooding in 70 years has devastated much of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, leaving dozens of towns disaster areas, and focusing public attention on decades of neglect for the Massachusetts infrastructure, especially its 3,000 dams.
Activists hit racial profiling in West Sacramento
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Coalition for Justice for Immigrants, an alliance of civil rights, labor and immigrant rights groups, announced a campaign to end a long pattern of racial profiling and police harassment of Latinos here May 11.
Encore review: Confessions opens eyes
Economic Hit Men (EHM) are highly paid professionals who work for major corporations. Their business is to swindle countries out of billions of dollars by cajoling them into taking out loans with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund or the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Racism, self-image focus in Shoot the Messenger
In recent years commentary around race in the United States has increased somewhat. When films like “Crash” and “Spike Lee Presents C.S.A: Confederate States of America” attempt to spark national dialogue around race issues, they speak to the mainstream. However, for some of my peers and me, something critical has been missing.
