Girls under 18 left behind
Bittersweet. It’s a good word to describe the anticipated U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the controversial contraceptive pill, Plan B.
Postal workers fight for We Deliver promise
PHILADELPHIA — Chant-ing “Save Our Service,” members of the American Postal Workers Union rallied Aug. 17 during their national convention here to protest Postal Service plans to consolidate operations, eliminate union jobs, hire temporary workers and reduce service.
National Clips
CHARLESTON, W.Va.: Unions, activists rally for change BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Court upholds felons’ right to vote NEW YORK: Open letter of solidarity released
Right-wing targets judge who ruled vs. Bush spying
Civil liberties and peace advocates are rallying to support federal district Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who is under vicious right-wing attack for her landmark Aug. 17 ruling that the Bush administration’s program of wiretapping without warrants is unconstitutional.
We salute the labor movement!
On this Labor Day, we salute the fighting spirit of the labor movement against corporate greed and anti-democratic politicians. We salute labor’s struggle for unity and action of all workers, their families and communities.
The legacy of Patricia Jonnie Lumpkin Ellis
Jonnie Lumpkin Ellis, known by her adopted name of “Pat,” died Aug. 29 in Chicago. Jonnie was one of 10 children. Her parents, Hattie and Elmo Lumpkin, raised their children to reject racism and ideas of “racial inferiority.” That took a lot of courage in the 1920s, since they lived in the orange groves of Orlando, Fla. Jonnie wanted to “change the system” but until she met the Communist Party, she was fighting alone.
Winter Soldier reveals grisly U.S. deeds in Vietnam
The Congressional Record from April 6-7, 1971, contains testimony taken in Detroit from Vietnam veterans. That testimony is the subject of “Winter Soldier,” a documentary that will get a one-week showing at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago and in more than 20 theaters across the U.S.
