Conference says: Defeat Bush in 2004!
The diverse group of trade unionists, students, peace activists and community leaders came from about 25 states – from Alaska to Georgia, California to Maine.
National Clips
GREENWICH, Conn.: Bush feels street heat in arctic air / READING, Penn.: School district sues on ‘No Child’ / SALT LAKE CITY: State House says drop firing squad / SACRAMENTO, Calif.: State jails dangerous for youth / MONTGOMERY, Ala.: Some get landfills, others don’t
Act now to free Marcus Dixon
Marcus Dixon is sitting in jail because of racist injustice. Dixon, a Black teenager on his way to college, is instead serving a 10-year prison sentence for having consensual sex when he was 18 years old with a white girl who was just a few months shy of turning 16. Dixon is from Georgia, and his story conjures up memories of some of the worst chapters of racist bigotry in the U.S.
White House to control health alerts
How and what Americans are told about public health emergencies would be controlled by the White House, not by the agencies with the medical or scientific expertise to handle these crises, under a new plan proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Immigrant rights battle moves to Congress
CHICAGO – Debate swirls among immigrant communities in the United States about how to respond to President Bush’s recent announcement of a plan to deal with undocumented immigration.
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The presidential election season always brings a renewed interest in the economy. Every administration has two economic policies: one reflecting the economic philosophy of that administration and the second calculated to bring on the appearance of economic growth and prosperity just prior to the election.
Dr. King Day observed across the nation
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is a national holiday for everyone, except most workers working for major corporations. The mail carrier is off, but Wal-Mart is open.
Death of homeless man spurs outrage
CHICAGO – Raymond Greenwald, a homeless man, froze to death here under a footbridge in River West Park on Jan. 18. His body was discovered by a group of 14-year-olds out playing in the snow.
Homeland Securitys faith-based initiative?
Is spying on clergy who support working people’s struggles a “faith-based initiative”? Homeland Security put its unique stamp on the president’s program when it sent undercover agents to spy on a gathering of clergy and religious activists in San Francisco last week.
National Clips
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Californians say ‘Tax the rich’ / LOS ANGELES: City Council, judge oppose Patriot Act / COLUMBUS, Ga.: Trials begin for 27 School of the Americas activists
