Arab-American relief worker freed
Dr. Riad Abdelkarim, chairman of KinderUSA, an American Muslim charity, arrived home in Irvine, Calif., May 20, after being held for 15 days without charges in an Israeli prison. For the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the Muslim Public Affairs Council page on Dr. Riad Abdelkarim, click here.
Labor: Port Commission must support bills
OAKLAND – A wide array of labor and community groups, joined by local public officials, is calling on the Port Commission here to support legislation that would compel marine terminal operators to improve safety and reduce pollution by trucks.
Four little girls: Promises still unmet
Many martyrs died in the cause of freedom during the civil rights revolution of the 1950s and 1960s. None touched the conscience of the nation and the world more deeply than the terrorist murder Sunday, Sept. 15, 1963, of Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair and Carole Robertson. For the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the homepage of 4LittleGirls.com, click here.
Bush-Putin pact increases nuke danger
The U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty, signed May 24 with much fanfare in the Kremlin, actually moves the world closer to nuclear weapons use, peace activists warn. Pentagon warhawks are the main beneficiaries of the agreement, Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, told the World. “We should not be fooled by this treaty,” he said. For the entire article, click on the headline. For more information, visit Peace Action or the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space.
