Corporate greed creates crises
Two simple examples of the unrelenting attack on working people: drug prices and no paid sick time at work.
State pension crisis
In the wake of numerous pension scandals and swindles since the 2000 market crash, it should come as no surprise that many U.S. state retirement plans are seriously under-funded.
National Clips
NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Hundreds demand “Fire Bush” / BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Co. puts profit before public welfare / JACKSON, Miss.: City Council votes to condemn Patriot Act / SACRAMENTO: Californians unite to enact health care / WASHINGTON: Vets advance rights of gays in military
Attorney released from Ashcroft hell
PORTLAND, Ore. – The FBI apologized to Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield on May 24 after he was released from two weeks in the Multnomah County Detention Center.
Seek national health solutions
At its February meeting the AFL-CIO Executive Council responded to the deepening health care crisis by adopting a statement aimed at making health care a priority in the 2004 elections. “We need to turn the 2004 elections into a referendum on whether all Americans should finally be able to get affordable, high-quality care with their right to choose their own doctor.”
Lee calls for new national priorities
CHICAGO – Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), the only representative to vote against Pres. Bush’s unlimited war authorization, spoke at the United Church of Hyde Park, June 23. Lee is the author of a bill that would rescind the legislation giving Pres. Bush unlimited powers of war.
Undocumented students win tuition victory
Thousands of immigrant students in Illinois will be able to attend college thanks to new legislation that grants them in-state tuition rates. The bill was passed this month by the Illinois General Assembly and then signed into law by Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D).
Protest greets Bush at fat cat banquet
NEW YORK – Thousands of activists, stretching from 52nd to 48th streets in mid-Manhattan, protested outside of George Bush’s $2,000-a-plate campaign fundraiser at the Sheraton Hotel here, June 23.
National Clips
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Feed the hungry or the corporations? / BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Hungry? Fill out a 23-page form / HOPKINTON, Mass.: Cheney catches heat from the people / UPPER ST. CLAIR, Penn.: Homes and water before profits / McARTHUR, Ohio: Federal budget slashes youth jobs
The roots of Pride Month
This week marks the end of June – Pride Month – the commemoration of the Stonewall Rebellion and the celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) community.
