Feeling kinship with Japan’s tsunami victims
Posted prominently beside the road leading out of town at the mouth of the Dungeness River is a sign, "Tsunami Evacuation Route." In the past we paid little attention to it. But we are now.
Miami protests anti-immigrant bills
Opponents say if Republicans get their way on immigration in Florida, social, civil and even economic life in Miami and around the state could be severely disrupted.
Prosecution set back in Posada trial
Federal custody of evidence in the Luis Posada Carriles case has been a serious ongoing problem. Prosectors link him to several 1997 terrorist bombings in Cuba.
Communist Party to host national conference
"We need a bigger, bolder Communist Party if we are to meet the challenges of the day," Sam Webb, national chair of the Communist Party, USA, said in an interview.
Immigrant youth: Undocumented, unafraid and unapologetic
Undocumented immigrant youth spoke out about their lives, each telling a powerful story.
Changes and challenges for Puerto Ricans in the U.S.
A recent article by Angelo Falcon, president of the National Institute for Latino Policy, entitled, "Challenges Facing Stateside Puerto Ricans in the 21st Century," reveals both new features and persistent problems.
Showdown in nation’s capital between “two budgets, two visions”
The Republican plan sets a dangerous precedent by rejecting revenue increases while proposing the largest single-year cuts in history.
Shame! GOP takes away rights in blink of eye
Republicans rammed through a bill that would undo 50 years of labor rights in Wisconsin.
Islam hearings assailed as "un-American"
A war of words escalated between King and those who accuse him of starting a McCarthy-style witch hunt against American Muslims.
Spokane NAACP leader hails arrest of bomb suspect
The FBI later announced that it was a highly sophisticated bomb, rigged to be remotely detonated, and designed to inflict maximum casualties.
