California recall has makings of coup
News analysis The attempted recall of California Democratic Gov. Gray Davis has all the markings of another Republican Florida-style ballot-box coup. The situation is very fluid and volatile, but the underlying class and social forces are shaping up for a mega-battle.
Families criticize Bush on 9/11 report
Families of the 3,000 people who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack welcomed release July 24 of a House-Senate intelligence report that outlined specific warnings to the FBI and CIA of an imminent attack which they did nothing to prevent.
400.000 exigen investiguen mentiras Bush
Mientras oficiales de la Casa Blanca excusan al presidente George W. Bush, cientos de ciudadanos estadounidense están exigiendo que hagan una investigación sobre el porqué la administración Bush se fue a la guerra contra Irak.
Radical right imposes austerity on Texas
Dress rehearsal for the nation? AUSTIN, Texas – After three years in power, the Bush administration’s vision is coming more sharply into focus.
Ann Arbor says, Save civil liberties
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – By a 9-2 vote, the Ann Arbor City Council passed a “resolution to safeguard the civil liberties of Ann Arbor residents,” according to a statement by the Michigan American Civil Liberties Union.
GAO cites failures in home elder care
In some states, home and community-based alternatives are replacing nursing homes as the primary form of long-term elder care. Despite widespread support for home care for the elderly as more desirable and less costly, there are problems with this picture, including problems of quality assurance.
Rhode Island budget coalition scores win
Around the country, state budgets have been in crisis. Rhode Island’s budget is no different, with a deficit in the hundreds of millions – a big number for a small state.
We need a national health plan for all
Workers Correspondence The other day, I went to the drug store to fill five prescriptions for my wife and me. My total cost was $10.
Town meetings oppose Bush drug plan
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Unable to get heard on the floor of the House, over 70 members of Congress convened town hall meetings in their home districts over the weekend to expose the truth about the phony prescription drug plan that passed the House by only one vote.
National Clips
CHICAGO, Ill.: Show us the evidence, Mr. President / BATAVIA, Ill.: Riot police ‘greet’ retirees protesting Bush drug plan / DALLAS, Texas: Bush gets the money, but no free ride / ANN ARBOR, Mich.: No evidence, trial or jury – but deported!
