Employee Free Choice backer wins Tony
Congratulations to the performers, all members of Actors’ Equity, who won Tony Awards this past weekend. And a special salute to Gregory Jbara, who picked up a Tony Award for his role as “Dad” in the hit Broadway musical “Billy Elliot The Musical.”
Public health care option seems only choice for rural Missouri
WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- Janet Redford, a middle-aged, soft spoken redhead, sits across the table with tears in her eyes. After 37 years as a nurse, she's now on disability. Arthritis, inflammation, bone spurs, and other back-related pain, she told the World, made it impossible to keep working. She's just in too much pain.
Magic defeat Lakers in NBA game 3
The Orlando Magic was still in the game on Tuesday after beating the Los Angeles Lakers at Amway Arena in the NBA finals game three. The score was 108-104 cutting the deficit in their best-of-seven series to 2-1.
Town asks Obama to halt border patrol raids
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — The City Council here voted 6-1 June 2 to send a resolution to President Obama, and leaders of the U.S. Senate and House asking for a halt to Border Patrol enforcement including checkpoint stops on U.S. Highway 101 with overnight deportation of undocumented people.
Game three, NBA finals: Lakers or Magic?
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will go head to head against Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic tonight in game three of the NBA finals. The Lakers are up 2-0, winning the first two games at home. Tonight, the Magic have home court advantage.
COMMENTARY: Who benefits from the suit delaying Chrysler's sale?
President Obama’s plan to speed Chrysler through bankruptcy was delayed by the surprise Supreme Court decision yesterday that it will hear objections by a group of creditors in Indiana. The matter could be resolved by later today but if it is not settled Chrysler will be at risk of going out of business. Fiat, which agreed to purchase most of Chrysler’s assets, is allowed to cancel the deal if it is not sealed by June 15.
Legalizing same-sex marriage could pay off for New York
Legalization of same sex marriage would pay off economically for New York state Jesse Russell reports.
Calling abortion murder invites violence
In the past few days I've been reading articles about why the anti-abortion movement shouldn't be blamed for the murder of Dr. George Tiller. The Los Angeles Times ran an editorial on Tuesday under the headline 'Don't Exploit a Tragedy.' The pieced closed with: 'It's unfair to ask anti-abortion activists to muffle their message because it might inspire an unbalanced individual to commit an atrocity.'
Obama's pledge of 600,000 jobs warmly greeted
WASHINGTON—President Obama’s promise June 8 to deliver 600,000 jobs this summer under his $787 billion stimulus package drew praise from organizations fighting to lower the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression.
Health care is a human right!
Thousands of healthcare advocates attended “Healthcare Kickoff“ house parties and meetings across the nation June 6 to mobilize a grassroots fight to push through Congress a healthcare plan with a strong public healthcare option by the end of August
