Whose mug shot on the currency?
Realizing that it will be impossible to drag out the Reagan funeral ceremonies until Election Day, the new PR ploy the Republicans came up with is to put him on our currency. On Madison Avenue this is called “subliminal selling.”
Bill Cosby attacks poor African Americans
At the NAACP Brown v. Board of Education 50-year anniversary commemoration, Bill Cosby gave an off-the-cuff speech condemning poor African American youth and their parents.
Health care actions bridge America
PHILADELPHIA – From the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco across the country to this city’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield corporate offices, tens of thousands of union members, community activists and their families marched for “Health Care for All” on June 19.
Books to Beat Bush
While the release of former President Bill Clinton’s memoir, “My Life,” is getting wide play in the mass media this week, here are two lively political titles to add to your summer reading list.
The worlds public health stake in defeating Bush
The unleashing of U.S. corporate power across the world must be halted. The criminal Iraq war launched by the Bush administration, and serving oil company insatiability, is just the tip of the iceberg.
Card check organizing under attack
WASHINGTON (PAI) – In a move that could hamper labor’s new organizing techniques, the National Labor Relations Board is seeking briefs on the legality of procedures surrounding card checks.
Watershed in India's history
May 2004 might be a watershed for contemporary Indian history. The Indian electorate marched into the voting booth and ejected the coalition government led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Virginia shipyard workers score gains
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (PAI) – After six weeks of bargaining, the 8,500 Steel Workers at the nation’s largest shipyard ratified a new 52-month contract on June 9. And, this time, they didn’t have to strike to get it.
International notes
Sudan: Darfur conflict continues / Bangladesh: Workers demand end to privatization / Guatemala: ‘Treat immigrants in Mexico better’ / France: CGT leads actions to uphold state utility / Diego Garcia: Islanders barred from returning / Haiti: Marchers demand Aristide’s return
Canadas Greens move to the right
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – As Canadians go to the polls June 28, one of the surprises of this year’s election campaign has been the emergence of the Green Party (GP) as the fourth most popular party among Canadians.
