Break the silence on civilian deaths
The capitalist press has been shy about revealing the toll the “War on Terrorism” has exacted on the innocent in Afghanistan. Those residing in the U.S. are not being told about the devastation that U.S. bombs are raining down upon innocent civilians.
Infinite justification
President Bush has declared that he is fighting a “war against terrorism,” and this war, different from any the U.S. has fought before, will go on for an undefined, unspecified, but protracted length of time. At first he called this a “crusade,” Operation Infinite Justice, then changed to Operation Enduring Freedom.
Subsidies are todays key farm issue
Just when the Republican majority of the House had approved farm subsidies for the next 10 years and the Democrat-controlled Senate, with the support of some Republicans, stood ready to enact subsidies for the next five years, out comes Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), in an op-ed piece in The New York Times, calling for an end to all farm subsidies.
The case of the disappearing surplus
The fiscal year (FY) 2003 budget war is underway with, as usual, the issues clouded by what Mark Twain called “figures, statistics and damn lies.” For the entire article, click on the headline. For more on the budget, visit The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Rethinking welfare reform
The welfare reform law is up for reauthorization in March. The World will be running articles from various organizations on this important issue.
Racism remains factor in health
The economic boom of the 1990s brought improved health conditions for most people in the United States. It wasn’t a dramatic increase, more like a trickle-down effect. For the entire article, click on the headline. For more information on this issue, visit this Centers For Disease Control webpage.
Drug price campaign starts
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A statewide campaign for passage of the Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act (HB-290) was announced here Jan. 22. The legislation, the state senate draft of which is SB-127, is similar to that passed in Maine earlier this year. For the entire article, click on the headline. To read an update from the Ohio AFL-CIO, click here.
Working families economic forum
NEW YORK – The global union movement will explore how today’s global economy drives down living standards for working people worldwide in a Working Families Economic Forum here Jan. 31.
1,000 demonstrate for Ohio schoolworkers
JEFFERSON, Ohio – Over 1,000 strong, organized labor took to the streets here Jan. 26 in support of their striking brothers and sisters in the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE)/American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 419.
What is Enron?
Q: What is Enron? A: Enron is the largest corporate bankruptcy in American history.
