Four in Hartford arrested at Lieberman protest
Several dozen demonstrators gathered in front of Senator Joseph Lieberman's Hartford office at Constitution Plaza yesterday.
Only in California! In-home care in peril
Beginning Nov. 1, until they are officially enrolled, new providers of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) to low income seniors, the blind and the disabled will not be paid their wages.
On Veterans Day, Obama champions America's vets
The Obama administration this week announced the creation of a new Veterans Employment Initiative.
New York state budget: the money is there, if you look for it
Yesterday, Gov. David Paterson made a speech before an extraordinary joint session of the State Senate and Assembly, pushing the legislative bodies to accept his plan to alleviate the state's more than $3.2 billion deficit for this fiscal year (of which, four and a half months are remaining). Included in his plans are about $1.3 billion in cuts to schools, health care and municipal governments.
Justices review life terms for teen offenders
A majority on the Supreme Court appeared to signal changing the use of life prison terms without parole for teenagers whose crimes do not involve a murder.
Wall Street gets swine flu vaccine before others
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley were among the first employers in New York to receive shipments of the badly sought after H1N1 swine flu vaccine.
Health bill passes House, abortion remains sticking point
The bipartisan passage of the House health reform bill Sat. Nov. 7 was met with mainly positive reviews from the labor and democratic movements.
400,000 on ‘terrorist’ list
The Washington Post reported last week that 1,600 names are being added to the list of 400,000 people who are suspected of being "terrorists."
The invisible wounds of unjust wars
The terrible mayhem and slaughter last week at Fort Hood Texas shocked us all. All of us feel deeply for the families, the loved ones and the friends of those who were hurt and killed.
In Thompson's defeat, seeds of future victory
It would be a mistake to classify Bloomberg's November 4 mayoral reelection win as anything but a defeat for the working people of New York City
