Wal-Mart pulls back from Chicago
CHICAGO (PAI) — Just months after it tried to ram two “supercenters” through the Chicago City Council, giant anti-worker retailer Wal-Mart has apparently thrown in the towel. The reason, though it denies it: The city’s new living wage law.
California: Frozen voter funds hit
On Sept. 17, the Schwarz-enegger administration rejected California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley’s request for release of over $25 million in federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds in preparation for the November election.
Coast-to-coast actions for immigrant rights
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the historic Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, which reached 101 cities and culminated in a rally and Lobby Day in Washington and a rally of 200,000 in New York City, immigrants, advocates, and their allies are holding a series of actions across the U.S. to renew the push for progressive immigration system reform.
Bushs ownership society: No taxes for owners, only workers
“When you hear them say, tax the rich, be careful,” warned George W. Bush in a speech Sept. 16. “The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason, because they don’t want to pay. And you get stuck with the tab. But we’re not going to let him stick you with the tab.”
International notes
Okinawa: Demonstrators protest copter crash / Cambodia: Raffles hotel workers win / N. Ireland: All-party talks resume / Cuba: UN praises hurricane safety measures / Canada: Steelworkers’ long strike continues
National Clips
WASHINGTON: Bush threatens veto of overtime protection / CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa: 5 women defy Bush protest zone / BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Ivan kills 7 in Alabama / LAS VEGAS, Nev.: Muslim businessmen fight racial profiling
Northern California: Peace leader to be honored at banquet
Honored at the Northern California Friends of the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo “Beat-Back-Bush” banquet Friday, Oct. 8, will be Fernando Suarez del Solar, a founding member of Military Families Speak Out whose son died in Iraq.
Election boards swamped with new voter sign-ups
Groups demand speedy action to protect vote The broad-based coalition seeking to defeat George W. Bush has registered millions of new voters and the flood continues, swamping state election boards even as deadlines near for signing people up.
