Leaking like a sieve
WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney’s role in leaking classified information to discredit critics of the Iraq war is pouring more fuel on demands that Congress censure and impeach both Cheney and President George W. Bush.
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Teens leave classes for immigrant rights Lesbian crowned Homecoming King Students challenge federal government over drug law Victory scored for free speech, against racism
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Paul Robeson exhibit to open in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif.—– A new exhibit highlighting the life and work of legendary artist and political activist Paul Robeson is slated to open at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO), on April 8, the day before the 108th anniversary of his birth
Walkout highlights Chicano history. MOVIE REVIEW
On March 18, the HBO cable television network premiered “Walkout,” a film based on the 1968 protest by thousands of Mexican American students from five East Lost Angeles high schools.
Family portraits. BOOKREVIEW: A Time Before Crack
In the mid 1980s the Americas were changing. Latin America was in an upsurge and U.S.-backed reactionaries were as popular as Adidas jump suits. The Reagan administration was funding the Contras’ attack on the left-wing Sandinista government in Nicaragua. Working-class communities here in the U.S. faced historic crime waves, a new level of joblessness and poverty and an emerging drug epidemic.
Capitalisms ruthless vanguard party
The president may be down in the polls, but his policies are still in place and moving forward. The situation reminds me of the old Texas saying, “That rattlesnake may be hurt, but it still can bite.”
EDITORIAL: FDA disgrace
Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, both Democrats, are blocking confirmation of President Bush’s latest choice to head the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach. The senators acted in hopes that it will force the FDA to end its disgraceful three-year stall on a promise to make the “morning after” pill available over the counter.
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DuPont workers find catalyst for worldwide solidarity FLOC victory for guest workers Umpires plan strike USLAW video Shot in the arm for nurses NLRB: ‘Management tool’
